Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he also married Basemath the daughter of Solomon);
Parallel translations
- WEB Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
- KJV Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
- BSB Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
- NKJV Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife;
- NLT Ahimaaz, in Naphtali. (He was married to Basemath, another of Solomon’s daughters.)
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Quick answer
Ahimaaz governed Naphtali and was married to Solomon's daughter Basemath. The marriage tied a key administrator to the royal house.
Overview
Ahimaaz, possibly the swift runner of David's day (2 Samuel 18), oversaw the northern tribe of Naphtali. His marriage to Solomon's daughter knit family and government together, strengthening loyalty across the realm. The detail underscores the consolidated, peaceful kingdom that pointed forward to the secure reign of the Messiah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Kgs 4:11Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
- Josh 19:32–39The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
- 2 Sam 15:27The king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
- 1 Sam 18:18David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
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