Ben-Abinadab, in all the regions of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon as wife;
Parallel translations
- WEB Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
- KJV The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
- BSB Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
- NASB Ben-abinadab in all the hills of Dor (Taphath the daughter of Solomon was his wife);
- NLT Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor. (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon’s daughters.)
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Quick answer
Ben Abinadab oversees the heights of Dor and is married to Solomon's daughter Taphath. Marriage ties bind some officials closely to the royal house.
Overview
The fourth officer governs the coastal region of Dor and is linked to the king by marriage to his daughter. Such alliances strengthened loyalty between the crown and its district governors. The detail illustrates how Solomon consolidated his administration through family connections as well as appointments.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Josh 11:2and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
- Josh 17:11Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns.
- Josh 12:23the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
- Judg 1:27Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
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