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1st Kings Chapter 4 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV 1stKings 4:8

And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;
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BBE 1stKings 4:8

And these are their names: ... the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
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DARBY 1stKings 4:8

And these are their names: Ben-Hur, in mount Ephraim.
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KJV 1stKings 4:8

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
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WBT 1stKings 4:8

And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
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WEB 1stKings 4:8

These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim;
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YLT 1stKings 4:8

and these `are' their names: Ben-Hur in the hill-country of Ephraim;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. And these are their names [the order is not geographical, nor do the districts correspond, except roughly, with the territories of the tribes. The order is probably that of the months for which they were severally responsible, and the districts were marked out according to the capabilities of the country.]: The son of Hur [Heb. as marg., Ben Hur. Of the twelve prefects, five are only known by their patronymics, for it is hardly likely that these are proper names, like Ben-hanan and Ben-zoheth (1 Chronicles 4:20). No satisfactory explanation of this curious circumstance has hitherto been given. The most probable is that in the document from which this list was compiled, the part of the page containing the missing names had been accidentally destroyed], in mount Ephraim. [See on 1 Kings 12:25. This district, which practically coincided with the territory of Ephraim, was one of the most fertile in Palestine. Hence, possibly, it stands first.]

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) And these are their names.--The first division, "mount Ephraim," included all the higher part of the territory of Ephraim, one of the most fertile and beautiful regions in Palestine, surrounding the city of Shechem, which lies in a rich plain between Mount Ebel and Gerizim, and including the strong site of the future Samaria. See the description of the country in the blessing of Moses (Deuteronomy 33:13-17).