1 Kings 4:9

Myles Coverdale Bible

The sonne of Deber at Macaz and at Saalbaim, & at Bethsames, and at Elon, and BethHana.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Hebrew Names Version
Ben-Deker, in Makatz, and in Sha`alvim, and Beit-Shemesh, and Elon-Beit-Hanan;

King James Version
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

English Standard Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

New Century Version
Ben-Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan.

New English Translation
Ben Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.

Amplified Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elon-beth-hanan;

New American Standard Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan:

Legacy Standard Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

Contemporary English Version
The son of Deker was in charge of the towns of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

Complete Jewish Bible
the son of Deker, in Makatz, Sha‘albim, Beit-Shemesh and Eilon-Beit-Hanan;

Darby Translation
Ben-Deker in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-Beth-hanan.

Easy-to-Read Version
Ben Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan.

George Lamsa Translation
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Good News Translation
Bendeker: the cities of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, Elon, and Beth Hanan

Lexham English Bible
Ben-Deker was in Makaz and in Shaalbim and in Beth-Shemesh and Elon of Beth-Hanan.

Literal Translation
the son of Dekar in Makaz and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

American Standard Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Bible in Basic English
Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English. the son of Deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz and in Saalbin, and Bethsames, Elon, and Bethhanan.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

King James Version (1611)
The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elon-Bethhanan.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The son of Dacar, in Makes, and in Salabin, and Baethsamys, and Elon as far as Bethanan, one.

English Revised Version
Ben–deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan:

Berean Standard Bible
Ben-deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bendechar, in Macces, and in Salebbym, and in Bethsames, and in Helon, and in Bethanan;

Young's Literal Translation
Ben-Dekar in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-Shemesh, and Elon-Beth-Hanan.

Update Bible Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

Webster's Bible Translation
The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:

World English Bible
Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

New King James Version
Ben-Deker, [fn] in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

New Living Translation
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-bethhanan.

New Life Bible
and Ben-deker in Makaz. There were Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, Elonbeth-hanan,

New Revised Standard
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ben-deker, in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, - and Elon-beth-hanan;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.

Revised Standard Version
Ben-deker, in Makaz, Sha-al'bim, Beth-she'mesh, and E'lonbeth-ha'nan;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan;

Contextual Overview

¹ Thus was Salomon kynge ouer all Israel. ² And these were his prynces: Asaria the sonne of Sadoc the prest: ³ Elihoreph, and Ahi Ia the sonnes of Sisa, were prestes: Iosaphat the sonne of Ahilud was chaunceler: ⁴ Benaia ye sonne of Ioiada was the chefe captayne: Sadoc and Abiathar were prestes: ⁵ Asaria the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers: Sabud the sonne of Nathan the prest was the kynges frende: ⁶ Ahisar was stewarde: Adoniram the sonne of Abda was rent gatherer. ⁷ And Salomon had twolue offycers ouer all Israel, which made prouysion of fode for the kynge and his house: One had a moneth longe in ye yeare to make prouysion: ⁸ The sonne of Hur vpon mount Ephraim. ⁹ The sonne of Deber at Macaz and at Saalbaim, & at Bethsames, and at Elon, and BethHana. ¹⁰ The sonne of Hased at Aruboth, and had therto Socho and all the londe of Hepher.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The son of Dekar: or, Ben-dekar

Shaalbim: Joshua 19:42, Shaalabbin

Bethshemesh: 1 Samuel 6:12, 1 Samuel 6:20

Reciprocal: Joshua 19:22 - Bethshemesh Judges 1:35 - Shaalbim

Cross-References

Genesis 4:4
And Abell brought also of the firstlinges of his shepe, and of ye fat of them. And the LORDE had respecte vnto Abell and to his offerynge:

Genesis 4:9
Then sayde the LORDE vnto Cain: Where is Abell thy brother? He sayde: I can not tell. Am I my brothers keper?

Genesis 4:11
And now shalt thou be cursed vpon the earth, which hath opened hir mouth, and receaued thy brothers bloude of thine hande.

Genesis 4:13
And Cain sayde vnto ye LORDE: my synne is greater, then that it maye be forgeuen me.

Genesis 4:14
Beholde, thou castest me out this daye from out of ye londe, and from yi sight must I hyde myself, and must be a vagabunde and a rennagate vpon ye earth. And thus shal it go with me: that who so fyndeth me, shal slaye me.

Genesis 37:32
and sent awaye that partie coloured cote, and caused it be brought vnto their father and sayde: This haue we founde, loke, whether it be thy sonnes coate, or no.

Psalms 9:12
And why? he maketh inquysicion for their bloude, and remembreth them: he forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore.

Proverbs 28:13
He that hydeth his synnes, shall not prospere: but who so knowlegeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.

John 8:44
Ye are of the father the deuell, and after the lustes of youre father wyl ye do. The same was a murthurer from the begynnynge, and abode not in the trueth: for the trueth is not in him. Whan he speaketh a lye, then speaketh he of his awne: for he is a lyar, and a father of the same.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The son of Dekar in Makaz,.... A place in the tribe of Dan, on the borders of it:

and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan; all in the same tribe, see Joshua 19:41.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For some of the names, see Joshua 19:41-43.