Bible Strands
1 Kings 4:19
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator catalogs Solomon’s provincial administrators to document the kingdom’s territorial division. This entry identifies the official appointed over Gilead and the former domains of Sihon and Og, while noting a separate governor for Judah.
The words — The passage uses גֶּ֥בֶר (Geber) to name the district official and אֶ֜רֶץ (erez) to denote the land of Gilead and the territories of Sihon and Og. These terms function as administrative markers rather than descriptive labels.
The thread — The defeat and seizure of Sihon’s land appears in Deuteronomy 2:26, Numbers 21:21, and Joshua 13:9 as part of Israel’s eastern conquest. The verse ties Solomonic bureaucracy directly to those earlier territorial acquisitions.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to observe how conquered Amorite and Bashanite regions were integrated into a standardized governmental structure. It demands attention to the precise allocation of authority without theological embellishment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 2:26 So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- Numbers 21:21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Joshua 13:9 The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,