1 Kings 4:18

18 Shim`i the son of Ela, in Binyamin;

1 Kings 4:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:18

Shimei 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 2 Samuel 16:5).

1 Kings 4:18 In-Context

16 Ba`anah the son of Hushai, in Asher and Be`alot;

17 Yehoshafat the son of Paru'ach, in Yissakhar;

18 Shim`i the son of Ela, in Binyamin;

19 Gever the son of Uri, in the land of Gil`ad, the country of Sichon king of the Amori and of `Og king of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer who was in the land.

20 Yehudah and Yisra'el were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.