The Meaning of 1 Kings 4:12 Explained

1 Kings 4:12

KJV: Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

YLT: Baana Ben-Ahilud hath Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-Shean unto Abel-Meholah, unto beyond Jokneam.

Darby: Baana the son of Ahilud had Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zaretan beneath Jizreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, as far as beyond Jokneam.

ASV: Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Baana  the son  of Ahilud;  [to him pertained] Taanach  and Megiddo,  and all Bethshean,  which [is] by  Zartanah  beneath Jezreel,  from Bethshean  to Abelmeholah,  [even] unto [the place that is] beyond  Jokneam: 

What does 1 Kings 4:12 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 4:1-34 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 4

1  Solomon's princes
7  His twelve officers for provision
20  The peace and largeness of his kingdom
22  His daily provision
26  His stable
29  His wisdom

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 4:12 mean?

Baanah son of Ahilud [in] Taanach and Megiddo and all in Beth Shean which [is] beside Zaretan beneath below Jezreel from Beth Shean to - Abel Meholah as far as the other side of Jokmeam -
בַּֽעֲנָא֙ בֶּן־ אֲחִיל֔וּד תַּעְנַ֖ךְ וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ וְכָל־ בֵּ֣ית שְׁאָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵ֨צֶל צָרְתַ֜נָה מִתַּ֣חַת לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִבֵּ֤ית שְׁאָן֙ עַ֚ד אָבֵ֣ל מְחוֹלָ֔ה מֵעֵ֥בֶר לְיָקְמֳעָֽם ס

בַּֽעֲנָא֙  Baanah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעֲנָא  
Sense: the son of Ahilud, Solomon’s commissariat officer in Jezreel and the north of the Jordan valley.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲחִיל֔וּד  of  Ahilud 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִילוּד  
Sense: father of Jehoshaphat, David’s recorder.
תַּעְנַ֖ךְ  [in]  Taanach 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תַּעֲנַךְ  
Sense: an ancient Canaanite city conquered by Joshua and allotted to the half tribe of Manasseh although in the territory of Issachar; given to the Kohathite Levites; located on the west of the Jordan and near the waters of Megiddo.
וּמְגִדּ֑וֹ  and  Megiddo 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְגִדֹּו 
Sense: ancient city of Canaan assigned to Manasseh and located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 6 miles (0 km) from Mount Carmel and miles (8 km) from Nazareth.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
שְׁאָ֡ן  Beth  Shean 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־שְׁאָן 
Sense: a place in Manasseh, west of the Jordan.
אֲשֶׁר֩  which  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
אֵ֨צֶל  beside 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֵצֶל  
Sense: beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity subst.
צָרְתַ֜נָה  Zaretan 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: צָרְתָן  
Sense: a place in the Jordan valley where the river parted for Israel to pass over for the conquest of Canaan.
מִתַּ֣חַת  beneath 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
לְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל  below  Jezreel 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יִזְרְעֶאל 
Sense: a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah.
שְׁאָן֙  Beth  Shean 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־שְׁאָן 
Sense: a place in Manasseh, west of the Jordan.
אָבֵ֣ל  - 
Parse:
מְחוֹלָ֔ה  Abel  Meholah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אָבֵל מְחֹולָה 
Sense: a city of Issachar, birthplace of Elisha.
מֵעֵ֥בֶר  as  far  as  the  other  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵבֶר  
Sense: region beyond or across, side.
לְיָקְמֳעָֽם  of  Jokmeam 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָקְמְעָם  
Sense: a city of refuge in Ephraim given to the Kohathite Levites.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation