Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 4:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- Joshua 18:20-28 The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families. Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- Zechariah 12:13 the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart;
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 4:18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
1Ki 4:18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
Ver. 18. Shimei the son of Elah.] See on 1Ki 1:8.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The son of Elah; which he adds to distinguish…
The son of Elah; which he adds to distinguish him from that cursed and cursing Shimei, 2Sa 16:5.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms,.... Not only over…
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms,.... Not only over Judah and Israel, but all people round about him, they standing in fear of him; or who brought him presents, or paid tribute to him, which was an acknowledgment of superiority over them, and doing homage to him:
from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt; that is, from the river Euphrates, as the Targum, which was the border of his proper domains to the east, to Palestine, inhabited by the Philistines, which lay to the west, and as far as the border of Egypt, which was the southern boundary; a like and larger extent of Christ's kingdom is given, Psa 72:8;
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and they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life; this explains in what sense other kingdoms besides were ruled by Solomon, and subject to him; of Christ his antitype, see Psa 72:10.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. Benjamin — See at Jos_18:11-28.
18. Benjamin — See at Jos_18:11-28.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. Elah] The usual manner of transliteration requires Ela,…
18. Elah] The usual manner of transliteration requires Ela, like Baana in 16.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) The eleventh division, the territory of Benjamin (properly…
(18) The eleventh division, the territory of Benjamin (properly including Jerusalem itself), though small, is singularly strong and populous, including Jericho, Bethel, Gibeon, Ramah, extending from Judah to Ephraim, and commanding the centre of the high land of what was afterwards the kingdom of Judah.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Shimei the son of Elah by some identified with…
Shimei the son of Elah by some identified with the Shimei of chapter 1:8. But see note there, in Benjamin. It is noteworthy that Shimei was a Benjamite name, 2Sa_16:5, 2Sa_16:11.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The list of Solomon's officials and the areas of which they were in charge continues.
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Shimei ... Ela ... Geber ... Uri ... Sihon ... Og
men's names (See: How to Translate Names)
Benjamin
tribal land named for a son of Israel (See: How to Translate Names)
Gilead ... Bashan
names of pieces of land (See: How to Translate Names)
the country of Sihon
"the land that in earlier years belonged to Sihon"
Amorites
the name of a people group (See: How to Translate Names)
in the land
Here "the land" refers to the land of Judah; the previous officials presided over different parts of Israel.
translationWords
Shimei
Benjamin
Gilead
king
Amorite
Bashan
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