1 Kings 4:18
in 1 Kings 4Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
KJV
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
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This verse in 1 Kings 4
Commentary
3 notes on this verseShimei the son of Elah in Benjamin. So described, to distinguish him from that Shimei that cursed David, who was of the same tribe; See Gill on 2Sa 16:5.
This site's exposition
twelve officers over all Israel
on 1 Kings 4:7-19
Twelve officers divide the kingdom's provisioning by month rather than by the tribes' old boundaries, and the districts named mix tribal territory with cities and regions redrawn under the crown. Verse 19 closes the list with a line the bench reads two ways: some take it to mean Geber alone administered all of Gilead where two kings once ruled, others that Judah, the king's own tribe, received no separate officer and no month's charge, exempted rather than omitted by oversight. Either reading rests on the same silence, since the text names no twelfth district lying in Judah though it names every other tribe.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
The officials elected by Solomon designate the order of the chosen ones whom Christ affirmed in his grace and appointed as rulers of his people. Indeed, twelve prefects were selected to administer the incomes of this king and his house, because just as many apostles …
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And one officer over the land. Rav and Shmuel have differing opinions, one says, one was appointed over all of them, and this was Azaryoh[u] the son of Noson, who was mentioned previously, 6 Above v. and one says he was [appointed] for the thirteenth month.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
4 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁמְעִ֥י | shimi | Shimei | H8096 → | 43 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֵלָ֖א | ʾela' | Ela | H414 → | |
| בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ ס | bevinyamin | in Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
שִׁמְעִ֥יShimei
shimiH8096 →43 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אֵלָ֖אEla
ʾela'H414 →
בְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סin Benjamin
bevinyaminH1144 →166 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 23:8–39
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
- 2 Samuel 20:25
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 1 Kings 2:35
And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
- 2 Samuel 12:1–15
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
- 1 Chronicles 11:10–47
Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
- 2 Samuel 23:8–39
Through
Zechariah 12:13the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 29:14
Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.
- Numbers 3:1–4
This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
- 1 Chronicles 23:10
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
- 2 Chronicles 29:14
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 4:1; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.