Shimei (1Ki 1:8)
Son of Ela, in the united monarchy of Israel. Named in scripture at 1 Kings 1:8.
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Family & lineage
Where in scripture
1 KingsBut Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
1 Kings 1:8
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
1 Kings 4:18
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
Family
In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“And Shimei said to the king, Very well! as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. And for a long time Shimei went on living in Jerusalem.” — 1 Kings 2:38
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).