1 Kings 4:18

1Ki 4:18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

Ver. 18. Shimei the son of Elah.] See on 1Ki 1:8.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

(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.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

18. Elah] The usual manner of transliteration requires Ela, like Baana in 16.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

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;

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.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

The son of Elah; which he adds to distinguish him from that cursed and cursing Shimei, 2Sa 16:5.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

18. Benjamin — See at Jos_18:11-28.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

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.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

General Information:

The list of Solomon's officials and the areas of which they were in charge continues.

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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