| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 1Ki 4:13 | Strong Concordance | The son of Geber [01127], in Ramothgilead [01568] [07433]; to him pertained the towns [02333] of Jair [02971] the son [01121] of Manasseh [04519], which are in Gilead [01568]; to him also pertained the region [02256] of Argob [0709], which is in Bashan [01316], threescore [08346] great [01419] cities [05892] with walls [02346] and brasen [05178] bars [01280]: |
| King James | The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| It will be observed that five out of the twelve prefects are designated solely by their father's names, Ben-Hur, etc., while one (Ahimaaz, Kg1 4:15) has no such designation. Probably the document, which the author of the Book of Kings consulted, had contained originally the proper name and father's name of each prefect; but it was mutilated or illegible in places at the time when he consulted it. If it was in the shape of a list, a single mutilation at one corner might have removed four of the six wanting names. |