1 Kings 4:12

4:12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, ¹  as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

1 Kings 14:15

14:15 The Lord will attack Israel, making it like a reed that sways in the water. ²  He will remove Israel from this good land he gave to their ancestors ³  and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, ⁴  because they angered the Lord by making Asherah poles. ⁵ 

¹ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

² tn The elliptical Hebrew text reads literally “and the Lord will strike Israel as a reed sways in the water.”

³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 22, 31).

⁴ tn Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew this is a typical reference to the Euphrates River. The name “Euphrates” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “because they made their Asherah poles that anger the Lord”; or “their images of Asherah”; ASV, NASB “their Asherim”; NCV “they set up idols to worship Asherah.”