Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth; Baana son of HushaiThe name "Baana" is of Hebrew origin, meaning "in affliction" or "in response." This name may reflect the character or circumstances of the individual or his family. "Son of Hushai" indicates lineage, which was significant in ancient Israelite society for establishing identity and authority. Hushai, known as a friend and advisor to King David, suggests a connection to the royal court, indicating that Baana likely held a position of trust and responsibility. This lineage underscores the importance of family heritage in leadership roles during the time of Solomon. in Asher
Asher was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, located in the northern part of the kingdom. The name "Asher" means "happy" or "blessed," reflecting the tribe's reputation for prosperity and abundance, as described in Jacob's blessing in Genesis 49:20. The region was known for its fertile land and olive oil production, contributing to the wealth and sustenance of the kingdom. Baana's jurisdiction over Asher suggests he was responsible for managing and collecting resources from this prosperous area, highlighting the administrative organization under Solomon's reign. and in Aloth
The exact location of Aloth is not definitively known, but it is mentioned alongside Asher, indicating it was a region or city within or near the territory of Asher. The inclusion of Aloth signifies the detailed administrative divisions established by Solomon to ensure effective governance and resource management. This reflects the wisdom and organizational skills attributed to Solomon, as he structured his kingdom to maintain peace and prosperity. The mention of specific regions like Aloth emphasizes the comprehensive nature of Solomon's rule, ensuring that even lesser-known areas were accounted for in his administration. Persons / Places / Events 1. BaanaBaana is one of the twelve officials appointed by King Solomon to provide provisions for the king and his household. His role was significant in maintaining the prosperity and stability of Solomon's reign. 2. HushaiHushai is mentioned as Baana's father. While not much is detailed about Hushai in this specific verse, it is worth noting that another Hushai, known as "Hushai the Archite," was a friend and advisor to King David, Solomon's father. 3. AsherThis is a region in the northern part of Israel, named after one of the twelve tribes of Israel. It was known for its fertile land and abundance. 4. AlothA location within the region of Asher. The specific details about Aloth are not extensively covered in the Bible, but it is part of the administrative district overseen by Baana. 5. Solomon's AdministrationThis verse is part of a larger passage detailing the administrative organization under King Solomon, highlighting the structured and prosperous nature of his reign. Teaching Points God's Order and StructureSolomon's administration reflects God's desire for order and structure in leadership. Effective governance requires delegation and trust in capable individuals. Faithfulness in ServiceBaana's role, though not extensively detailed, emphasizes the importance of faithfulness in whatever position God places us. Every role contributes to the greater good. Prosperity through ObedienceThe prosperity of Solomon's reign is a testament to the blessings that come from obedience to God's wisdom and commands. Legacy and InfluenceThe mention of Hushai as Baana's father suggests the influence of family legacy and the impact of one's lineage in God's plan. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the administrative structure under Solomon reflect God's principles of leadership and order? 2. In what ways can we apply the concept of faithfulness in service to our own roles and responsibilities today? 3. How does the prosperity of the region of Asher under Baana's oversight connect to the blessings pronounced in Genesis 49:20? 4. What can we learn from the legacy of Hushai and its potential influence on Baana's role in Solomon's administration? 5. How does the peace and prosperity during Solomon's reign, as seen in this passage, relate to the principles found in Proverbs 29:2? Connections to Other Scriptures 1 Kings 4:7-19This passage provides a broader context for understanding the administrative structure of Solomon's kingdom, listing all twelve officials and their respective regions. Genesis 49:20This verse contains Jacob's blessing to the tribe of Asher, highlighting the region's richness and abundance, which connects to the prosperity under Solomon's rule. Proverbs 29:2This verse speaks to the joy of the people when the righteous are in authority, reflecting the peace and prosperity during Solomon's reign. People Abda, Abel, Abiathar, Abinadab, Adoniram, Ahiah, Ahijah, Ahilud, Ahimaaz, Ahinadab, Ahishar, Amorites, Argob, Asher, Azariah, Baana, Baanah, Basmath, Ben, Benaiah, Benjamin, Calcol, Chalcol, Dan, Darda, Dekar, Elah, Elihoreph, Elon, Ethan, Geber, Hanan, Heman, Hepher, Hesed, Hur, Hushai, Iddo, Issachar, Jair, Jehoiada, Jehoshaphat, Jezreel, Mahol, Manasseh, Naphtali, Nathan, Og, Paruah, Shimei, Shisha, Sihon, Solomon, Taphath, Uri, Zabud, ZadokPlaces Abel-meholah, Argob, Arubboth, Bashan, Bealoth, Beersheba, Beth-shan, Beth-shemesh, Dan, Egypt, Elonbeth-hanan, Euphrates River, Gaza, Gilead, Hepher, Jerusalem, Jezreel, Jokmeam, Lebanon, Mahanaim, Makaz, Megiddo, Naphath-dor, Ramoth-gilead, Shaalbim, Socoh, Taanach, Tiphsah, ZarethanTopics Aloth, Asher, Baana, Ba'ana, Baanah, Bealoth, Ben-hushai, HushaiDictionary of Bible Themes 1 Kings 4:1-25 7236 Israel, united kingdom 1 Kings 4:5-19 5434 officer 1 Kings 4:7-19 5489 rank Library The Great Gain of Godliness
'And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 26. And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27. And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28. Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureWhether He who Raises the Unworthy to Orders Commits a Sin?
Objection 1: It would seem that he who raises the unworthy to orders commits no sin. For a bishop needs assistants appointed to the lesser offices. But he would be unable to find them in sufficient number, if he were to require of them such qualifications as the saints enumerate. Therefore if he raise some who are not qualified, he would seem to be excusable. Objection 2: Further, the Church needs not only ministers for the dispensation of things spiritual, but also for the supervision of temporalities. …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Vengeance Should be Taken on those who have Sinned Involuntarily?
Objection 1: It seems that vengeance should be taken on those who have sinned involuntarily. For the will of one man does not follow from the will of another. Yet one man is punished for another, according to Ex. 20:5, "I am . . . God . . . jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation." Thus for the sin of Cham, his son Chanaan was curse (Gn. 9:25) and for the sin of Giezi, his descendants were struck with leprosy (4 Kings 5). Again the blood …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Stedfastness in the Old Paths.
"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls."--Jer. vi. 16. Reverence for the old paths is a chief Christian duty. We look to the future indeed with hope; yet this need not stand in the way of our dwelling on the past days of the Church with affection and deference. This is the feeling of our own Church, as continually expressed in the Prayer Book;--not to slight what has gone before, …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII Adam and Zaretan, Joshua 3
I suspect a double error in some maps, while they place these two towns in Perea; much more, while they place them at so little a distance. We do not deny, indeed, that the city Adam was in Perea; but Zaretan was not so. Of Adam is mention, Joshua 3:16; where discourse is had of the cutting-off, or cutting in two, the waters of Jordan, that they might afford a passage to Israel; The waters rose up upon a heap afar off in Adam. For the textual reading "In Adam," the marginal hath "From Adam." You …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The Fact of the Redeemer's Return was Typified in the Lives of Joseph and Solomon.
In the Old Testament there are numerous references to the Second Coming of Christ, references both direct and typical, but in every instance it was His return to the earth which was in view. The secret coming of Christ into the air, to catch up the saints to Himself, was an event quite unknown to the Old Testament prophets, an event kept secret until revealed by God to the apostle Paul who, when writing to the Corinthians upon this particular aspect of our subject, said, "Behold, I show you a mystery …
Arthur W. Pink—The Redeemer's Return Perhaps There is no Book Within the Whole Canon of Scripture So Perplexing and Anomalous...
Perhaps there is no book within the whole canon of Scripture so perplexing and anomalous, at first sight, as that entitled "Ecclesiastes." Its terrible hopelessness, its bold expression of those difficulties with which man is surrounded on every side, the apparent fruitlessness of its quest after good, the unsatisfactory character, from a Christian standpoint, of its conclusion: all these points have made it, at one and the same time, an enigma to the superficial student of the Word, and the arsenal …
F. C. Jennings—Old Groans and New Songs The Care of the Soul Urged as the one Thing Needful
Luke 10:42 -- "But one thing is needful." It was the amiable character of our blessed Redeemer, that "he went about doing good," this great motive, which animated all his actions, brought him to the house of his friend Lazarus, at Bethany, and directed his behavior there. Though it was a season of recess from public labor, our Lord brought the sentiments and the pious cares of a preacher of righteousness into the parlor of a friend; and there his doctrine dropped as the rain, and distilled as the …
George Whitefield—Selected Sermons of George Whitefield The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate;
OR, THE COMMUNION OF COMMUNICATION. I would cause Thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate."--Song of Solomon viii. 2.And of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace."--John i. 16. THE SPICED WINE OF MY POMEGRANATE. THE immovable basis of communion having been laid of old in the eternal union which subsisted between Christ and His elect, it only needed a fitting occasion to manifest itself in active development. The Lord Jesus had for ever delighted Himself with the …
Charles Hadden Spurgeon—Till He Come A vision of Judgement and Cleansing
'And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the Angel. 4. And He answered and spake unto those that stood before Him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him He said, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Historical Books.
1. In the Pentateuch we have the establishment of the Theocracy, with the preparatory and accompanying history pertaining to it. The province of the historical books is to unfold its practiced working, and to show how, under the divine superintendence and guidance, it accomplished the end for which it was given. They contain, therefore, primarily, a history of God's dealings with the covenant people under the economy which he had imposed upon them. They look at the course of human events on the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible The Poetical Books (Including Also Ecclesiastes and Canticles).
1. The Hebrews reckon but three books as poetical, namely: Job, Psalms, and Proverbs, which are distinguished from the rest by a stricter rhythm--the rhythm not of feet, but of clauses (see below, No. 3)--and a peculiar system of accentuation. It is obvious to every reader that the poetry of the Old Testament, in the usual sense of the word, is not restricted to these three books. But they are called poetical in a special and technical sense. In any natural classification of the books of the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible Kings
The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective, and-with some brilliant exceptions--its relative monotony, are obvious to the most cursory perusal, and to understand these things is, in large measure, to understand the book. It covers a period of no less than four centuries. Beginning with the death of David and the accession of Solomon (1 Kings i., ii.) it traverses his reign with considerable fulness (1 Kings iii.-xi.), …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links 1 Kings 4:16 NIV1 Kings 4:16 NLT1 Kings 4:16 ESV1 Kings 4:16 NASB1 Kings 4:16 KJV
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