1 Kings 4:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 4:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 4:18 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 4:18 — KJV
“Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:”
— 1 Kings 4:18 (KJV)
1 Kings 4:18 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 4:18
“And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. Ehi: or, Ahiram Muppim: or, Shupham or, Shuppim Huppim: or, Hupham”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:18: son, elah, benjamin
“And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:18: son, elah, benjamin
“And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:18: son, elah
“And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:18: son, elah
“And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 4:18: son, elah
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