Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 4:11
The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
11. the son of Abinadab ] Read Ben-Abinadab. Abinadab was a very common Jewish name. We have no further mention of this man.
in all the region of Dor ] Hebrew Naphath Dor. Dor was an ancient city of the Canaanites, lying on the sea-coast under the side of Mount Carmel. It was in the tribe of Manasseh. It is first mentioned, and its king, in Jos 11:1-2; Jos 12:23. From the cognates of Naphath, the word should imply elevation. Hence the R.V. renders ‘the height of Dor,’ and its vicinity to the mountain gives support to that rendering. Being close to the north of the fertile plain of Sharon the country about Dor was doubtless well suited for supplying Solomon’s household.
Taphath the daughter of Solomon ] Only mentioned here.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Dor – See Jos 11:2 note. It has always been a practice among Oriental potentates to attach to themselves the more important of their officers by giving them for wives princesses of the royal house. Hence, the union here between Ben-Abinadab (probably Solomons first cousin, compare 1Sa 16:8) and Taphath. Compare 1Ki 4:15.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
The region of Dor, in Manasseh within Jordan, where also were Taanach, Megiddo, and Beth-shean, 1Ki 4:12.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
The son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor,…. The same with Dor and her towns, belonged to the half tribe of Manasseh, on this side Jordan, Jos 17:11;
which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; not when he was first put into this office, when, in all probability, Solomon had not a daughter marriageable; but behaving well in it, in process of time he bestowed a daughter of his on him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(11) The fourth division, all the region of Dor, still lies along the coast, but to the north of the preceding districts, close under Mount Carmel, in the territory assigned to Manasseh. Dor is named in Jos. 11:2, as forming a part of the confederacy of the north under Jabin, and as subsequently conquered (1Ki. 12:23), and given to Manasseh (1Ki. 17:11).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
11. All the region of Dor This was on the coast of the Mediterranean near Mount Carmel. See on Jos 11:2.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Ki 4:11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
Ver. 11. Which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife. ] He was, therefore, a man of worth: for Solomon, likely, was of Cato’s mind; who, being to bestow a daughter, said, Malo virum pecunia, quam pecuniam viro indigentem, I had rather have to my son-in-law a man wanting money, than money wanting a man. Our Henry VIII was more happy in his one son and two daughters than Solomon. Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, was both a fool and unfortunate; his daughters but obscure, and both of them subjects. But Henry was more happy in Edward his son, another Josiah, and his sisters both sovereigns of an imperial crown: howbeit he gave them, when he died, but ten thousand pounds apiece.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Dor. Compare Jos 11:2; Jos 12:23; Jos 17:11.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
The son of Abinadab: or, Ben-abinadab
Dor: Jos 12:23, Jos 17:11, Jdg 1:27
Reciprocal: Jos 11:2 – Dor 1Ki 4:15 – the daughter
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 4:11-13. The region of Dor In Manasseh, where also were Taanach, Megiddo, and Beth-shean. Who had the daughter of Solomon to wife Solomon had no daughters marriageable when these officers were appointed; but in process of time, this man and Ahimaaz, mentioned 1Ki 4:15, had behaved themselves so well in their offices, that Solomon did them the honour to give them two of his daughters to wife. In Ramoth-Gilead That is, Ramoth in the land of Gilead, Deu 4:43; so called, to distinguish it from Ramoth in Issachar, 1Ch 6:73. The towns of Jair In Manasseh beyond Jordan, Num 32:41. With walls and brazen bars This is added by way of distinction from those towns of Jair mentioned before. For, being beyond Jordan, they were liable to the attempts of their enemies.