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

16Hushai's son Baana had authority in Asher and Aloth. 17Paruah's son Jehoshaphat had authority in Issachar. Ela's son Shimei had authority in Benjamin. 19Uri's son Geber had authority in Gilead. Gilead was the region where Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, had ruled. There was also one officer who had authority over the whole land. 20The people in Judah and Israel were too many to count. There were as many of them as the sand on the shore of the sea. They had enough to eat and to drink and they were happy.

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 these people did not join Adonijah's group: Zadok the priest, Jehoiada's son Benaiah, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei. David's own special soldiers did not join Adonijah either.
• Zechariah 12:13The family of Levi will weep by itself. And their wives will weep by themselves. The family of Shimei will weep by itself. And their wives will weep by themselves.
• Joshua 18:20The east border of their land was the Jordan River. Those are the borders of the land that Joshua gave to the families of Benjamin's tribe.

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
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Region
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Deer
• Ela
• Elah (1)
• Genealogy

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