John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;" — 1 Kings 4:12 (ASV)
Baana the son of Ahilud, [to him pertained] Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean All which were places in the tribe of Manasseh, (Joshua 17:11); which [is] by Zartanah beneath Jezreel; so described, to distinguish it, as is thought, from Zaretan in (Joshua 3:16); and the country this officer presided over reached also from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, [even] unto [the place that is] beyond Jokneam; the two first of these were in the tribe of Manasseh, and the last in the tribe of Zebulun, (Joshua 19:11).