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1 Kings 4:18

BenjaminElahShimei

16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.

20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

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BSB
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
KJV
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
WEB
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
ASV
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
DARBY
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin.
BLB
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
ÅB
Sime'i, sønn av Ela, i Benjamin;
OTB
Sjimi, var sønn av Ela, i Benjamin;
B1930
Sime'i, sønn av Ela, i Benjamin;

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 1:8

    But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

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  • Zechariah 12:13

    The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

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  • Joshua 18:20–28

    And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

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