The Meaning of 1 Kings 4:13 Explained

1 Kings 4:13

KJV: 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:

YLT: Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead, hath the small towns of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he hath a portion of Argob that is in Bashan, sixty great cities with wall and brazen bar.

Darby: Ben-Geber, in Ramoth-Gilead; he had the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bars of bronze.

ASV: Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars);

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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: 

What does 1 Kings 4:13 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 4:13 mean?

Ben- Geber in Ramoth-gilead in Ramoth Gilead to him [belonged] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh that in Gilead to him [also belonged] the region of Argob in Bashan sixty cities large with walls and gate-bars bronze -
בֶּן־ גֶּ֖בֶר בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד ל֡וֹ חַוֺּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־ מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד ל֚וֹ חֶ֤בֶל אַרְגֹּב֙ בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן שִׁשִּׁים֙ עָרִ֣ים גְּדֹל֔וֹת חוֹמָ֖ה וּבְרִ֥יחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת ס

בֶּן־  Ben- 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָבְדָן  
Sense: destruction.
גֶּ֖בֶר  Geber 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֶּן־גֶּבֶר  
Sense: an officer of Solomon.
בְּרָמֹ֣ת  in  Ramoth-gilead 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רָמֹות גִּלְעָד  
Sense: an Israelite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra.
גִּלְעָ֑ד  in  Ramoth  Gilead 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּלְעָד  
Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.
ל֡וֹ  to  him  [belonged] 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
חַוֺּת֩  the  towns 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: חַוָּה  
Sense: village, town, tent village.
יָאִ֨יר  of  Jair 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָאִיר  
Sense: a descendant of Manasseh who conquered many towns during the time of the conquest.
בֶּן־  the  son  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בַּגִּלְעָ֗ד  in  Gilead 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּלְעָד  
Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.
ל֚וֹ  to  him  [also  belonged] 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
חֶ֤בֶל  the  region 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֶבֶל 
Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.
אַרְגֹּב֙  of  Argob 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַרְגֹּב 
Sense: a district or area in Bashan.
בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן  in  Bashan 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּשָׁן 
Sense: a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
שִׁשִּׁים֙  sixty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שִׁשִּׁים  
Sense: sixty, three score.
עָרִ֣ים  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
גְּדֹל֔וֹת  large 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
חוֹמָ֖ה  with  walls 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.
וּבְרִ֥יחַ  and  gate-bars 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּרִיחַ  
Sense: bar.
נְחֹֽשֶׁת  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation