1 Kings 4:17

Easy-to-Read Version

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was governor of Issachar.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshafat the son of Paru'ach, in Yissakhar;

King James Version
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

English Standard Version
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

New Century Version
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was governor of Issachar.

New English Translation
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar.

Amplified Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in [the tribe of] Issachar;

New American Standard Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar.

Legacy Standard Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Contemporary English Version
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of the territory of Issachar.

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshafat the son of Paruach, in Yissakhar;

Darby Translation
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar.

George Lamsa Translation
Jehoshaphat the son of Paroh, in Issachar;

Good News Translation
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah: the territory of Issachar

Lexham English Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah was in Issachar.

Literal Translation
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah was in Issachar;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iosaphat the sonne of Paruha in Isachar.

American Standard Version
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Bible in Basic English
Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iehosaphat the sonne of Paruah was in Isachar.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

King James Version (1611)
Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Josaphat son of Phuasud was in Issachar.

English Revised Version
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

Berean Standard Bible
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Josephat, sone of Pharue, was in Ysachar; Semey, sone of Hela, was in Beniamyn;

Young's Literal Translation
Jehoshaphat Ben-Paruah [is] in Issachar.

Update Bible Version
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Webster's Bible Translation
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

World English Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

New King James Version
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

New Living Translation
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar.

New Life Bible
And there was Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar,

New Revised Standard
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Josaphat, the son of Pharue, in Issachar.

Revised Standard Version
Jehosh'aphat the son of Paru'ah, in Is'sachar;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

Contextual Overview

¹ King Solomon ruled over all Israel. ² These are the names of his leading officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; ³ Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, had the job of writing notes about what happened in the courts; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote notes about the history of the people; ⁴ Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the commander of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; ⁵ Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and an advisor to King Solomon; ⁶ Ahishar was responsible for everything in the king's palace; Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the slaves. ⁷ Israel was divided into twelve districts. Solomon chose governors to rule over each district. These governors were ordered to gather food from their districts and give it to the king and his family. Each of the twelve governors was responsible for giving food to the king one month each year. ⁸ These are the names of the twelve governors: Ben Hur was governor of the hill country of Ephraim. ⁹ Ben Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan. ¹⁰ Ben Hesed was governor of Arubboth, Socoh, and Hepher.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Issachar: Joshua 19:17-23

Cross-References

Genesis 5:18
After Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch.

Genesis 5:22
After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God for 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:4
Then the people said, "Let's build ourselves a city and a tower that will reach to the sky. Then we will be famous. This will keep us together so that we will not be scattered all over the earth."

2 Samuel 18:18
While Absalom was alive he put up a memorial stone in King's Valley. He said, "I have no son to keep my name alive." So he named that monument after himself. It is called "Absalom's Monument" even today.

Psalms 49:11
The grave will be their new home forever. And how much land they owned will not make any difference.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar. In the tribe of Issachar; he had the whole tribe at his command to make a monthly provision out of for the king once a year, as had the preceding officer and the following one.