Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageBaal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive trees and sycamore-fig trees in the western foothills. Joash managed the stores of olive oil.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GOver the olive trees and the sycamore-fig trees in the Shephelah was Ba'al-Chanan the Gederi. Over the stores of olive oil was Yo'ash.
KJV
King James VersionAnd over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
BSB
Berean Standard BibleBaal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
Footnotes
The *shefelah* (Judean foothills) was prime territory for olives and *shiqmah* (sycamore-figs, *Ficus sycomorus*) — a staple food for ordinary people, not a luxury crop. The sycamore-fig is not a true sycamore but a fig-bearing tree widely cultivated across the ancient Near East; its management alongside olives signals royal care for both elite and common provisions. FOG uses *Shephelah* as a proper geographical name; FOG Message renders "western foothills" for readers unfamiliar with the terrain.
