1 Kings 4:18

1 Kings 4:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shimei the son of Elah, 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.

Context of 1 Kings 4:18

16Baana son of Hushai—in Asher and in Aloth; 17Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar; Shimei son of Ela—in Benjamin; 19Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district. 20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank 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 Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.
• Zechariah 12:13the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,
• Joshua 18:20The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side. These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.

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