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 was in charge of Asher and Aloth. 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar. Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin. 19Geber son of Uri was in charge of the land of Gilead (the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area. 20The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and 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 Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.
• Zechariah 12:13the clan of the descendants of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; and the clan of the Shimeites by itself and their wives by themselves –
• Joshua 18:20The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

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