Person Old Testament
Baana
Baana son of Ahilud was one of Solomon's twelve district governors. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Kings 4:12.
Why it matters. One of Solomon's twelve district governors.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baana
Baana son of Ahilud was one of the twelve district governors appointed by King Solomon to oversee the territories of Israel. According to 1Ki.4.12, Baana's district included Taanach, Megiddo, and the region of Beth-shan near Zarethan. As a governor, Baana would have been responsible for administering his district, collecting taxes, and supplying provisions for the king's household. The twelve governors are listed as part of a description of Solomon's officials and the prosperity of his reign. Baana's position indicates he was a trusted official in Solomon's administration, helping to manage the kingdom's resources and maintain order in his assigned territory.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Ahilud
- Siblings
- Jehoshaphat
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Kings (1 verse)