1 Kings 4:18
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
1 Kings 4:18 in other translations
| BSB | Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin; |
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| WEB | Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; |
| ASV | Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; |
| YLT | Shimei Ben-Elah is in Benjamin. |
| DARBY | Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin. |
| BBE | Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin; |
| Webster | Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: |
What does 1 Kings 4:18 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 4:1-19
In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was exhausted to supply his court, though each sent its portion.
1 Kings 4:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 4:18
- 1 Kings 1:8
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- Zechariah 12:13
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
- Joshua 18:20-28
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, And Beth–arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth–el, And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, …
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1:8; Zec 12:13
Benjamin.
Jos 18:20-28
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Context
- 1 Kings 4:17
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
- 1 Kings 4:18
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
- 1 Kings 4:19
Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
1 Kings 4:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Semei hijo de Ela, en Benjamín; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Shimhi, fils d’Éla, en Benjamin; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Simei, der Sohn Elas, in Benjamin; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Semei filius Ela in Benjamin. |