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New American Standard Bible (1995)

1 Kings 4:18

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Canaan;   Commissary;   Elah;   King;   Officer;   Purveyor;   Rulers;   Shimei;   Solomon;   Tax;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;   Holy Land;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shimel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elah;   Shimei;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Book(s);   Economic Life;   Ela;   King, Kingship;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Occupations and Professions in the Bible;   Shimei;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ela;   Government;   Havvoth-Jair;   Israel;   Shammah;   Shimei, Shimeites;   Solomon;   Tribute, Toll, Taxing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elah ;   Shimei ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'lah;   Shim'ei;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ela;   Elah (1);   Shammah;   Shimei;   Tax;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Pottery;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Hebrew Names Version
Shim`i the son of Ela, in Binyamin;
King James Version
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
English Standard Version
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
New Century Version
Shimei son of Ela was governor of Benjamin.
New English Translation
Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin.
Amplified Bible
Shimei the son of Ela, in [the tribe of] Benjamin;
New American Standard Bible
Shimei the son of Ela in Benjamin;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:
Legacy Standard Bible
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Contemporary English Version
Shimei son of Ela was in charge of the territory of Benjamin.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shim‘i the son of Ela, in Binyamin; and
Darby Translation
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin.
Easy-to-Read Version
Shimei son of Ela was governor of Benjamin.
George Lamsa Translation
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;
Good News Translation
Shimei son of Ela: the territory of Benjamin
Lexham English Bible
Shimei the son of Ela was in Benjamin.
Literal Translation
Shimei the son of Elah was in Benjamin;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Semei the sonne of Ela in BenIamin.
American Standard Version
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Bible in Basic English
Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Semei the sonne of Ela was in Beniamin.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
King James Version (1611)
Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Semei son of Ela, in Benjamin.
English Revised Version
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin:
Berean Standard Bible
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Gaber,
Young's Literal Translation
Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin.
Update Bible Version
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Webster's Bible Translation
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
World English Bible
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
New King James Version
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;
New Living Translation
Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin.
New Life Bible
Shimei the son of Ela in Benjamin,
New Revised Standard
Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Semei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin.
Revised Standard Version
Shim'e-i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Contextual Overview

1 Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; 4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king's friend; 6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor. 7 Solomon had twelve deputies over all Israel, who provided for the king and his household; each man had to provide for a month in the year. 8 These are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; 9 Ben-deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; 10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh was his and all the land of Hepher);

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shimei: 1 Kings 1:8, Zechariah 12:13

Benjamin: Joshua 18:20-28

Cross-References

Genesis 5:21
Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.
Genesis 36:2
Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Shimei the son of Elah in Benjamin. So described, to distinguish him from that Shimei that cursed David, who was of the same tribe; :-.


 
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