1 Kings 4:18

1 Kings 4:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
• New International Version (NIV)Shimei son of Ela—in Benjamin;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

Context of 1 Kings 4:18

16Baana son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar; Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin; 19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of King Sihon of the Amorites and of King Og of Bashan. There was one deputy in the land of Judah. 20Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing.

1 Kings 4:18 word by word

שִׁמְעִ֥י בֶן־אֵלָ֖א בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Elahאֵלָא'êlâ' · ElaH414
• in Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:18

• 1 Kings 1:8but the priest Zadok, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the prophet Nathan, Shimei, Rei, and David’s royal guard did not side with Adonijah.
• Zechariah 12:13the family of Levi’s house by itself and their women by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself and their women by themselves;
• Joshua 18:20The Jordan formed the border on the east side. This was the inheritance of Benjamin’s descendants, by their clans, according to its surrounding borders.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:18

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-19The twelve district governors likely managed smaller tasks, like collecting taxes and supplying food for the king's household. Solomon's twelve districts did not match the old tribal areas exactly.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 4:18

• Canaan
• Commissary
• Elah
• King
• Officer
• Purveyor
• Rulers
• Shimei
• Solomon
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Shimei
• Region
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Deer
• Ela
• Elah (1)
• Genealogy
• Horse

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings