Person Old Testament
Baana
Also known as Baana =ESV, NIV; Baanah =KJV
Baana son of Hushai governed the territory of Asher and Aloth under Solomon. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Kings 4:16.
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 Hushai was another of the twelve district governors who served under King Solomon. He is mentioned in 1Ki.4.16 as being in charge of the territory of Asher and Aloth. Like the other governors, Baana would have had administrative duties in his district, ensuring the smooth running of local affairs and the collection of resources for the king. The fact that he was the son of Hushai suggests he may have been from a prominent family, as Hushai was a close advisor to King David. Baana's role as a governor reflects the organized structure of Solomon's kingdom and the king's delegation of authority to trusted officials.
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
- Hushai
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)