1 Kings 4:18

Christian Standard Bible ®

Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Semei the sonne of Ela was in Beniamin.

Literal Translation
Shimei the son of Elah was in Benjamin;

Easy-to-Read Version
Shimei son of Ela was governor of Benjamin.

Revised Standard Version
Shim'e-i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

World English Bible
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

King James Version (1611)
Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

King James Version
Shimei the son of Elah, 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;

Update Bible Version
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Webster's Bible Translation
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

New English Translation
Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin.

New King James Version
Shimei the son of Elah, 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.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin:

George Lamsa Translation
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin;

Amplified Bible
Shimei the son of Ela, in [the tribe of] Benjamin;

Hebrew Names Version
Shim`i the son of Ela, in Binyamin;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Shimei the son of Ela, 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;

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;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Semei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin.

Lexham English Bible
Shimei the son of Ela was in Benjamin.

English Standard Version
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

New American Standard Bible
Shimei the son of Ela in Benjamin;

New Century Version
Shimei son of Ela was governor of Benjamin.

Good News Translation
Shimei son of Ela: the territory of Benjamin

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Gaber,

Young's Literal Translation
Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin.

Contextual Overview

¹ King Solomon ruled over Israel, ² and these were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok, priest; ³ Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian; ⁴ Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar, priests; ⁵ Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies; Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king; ⁶ Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor. ⁷ Solomon had 12 deputies for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year. ⁸ These were their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; ⁹ Ben-deker, in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; ¹⁰ Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole 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 was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah.

Genesis 36:2
Esau took his wives from the Canaanite women: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and 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; :-.