Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ELA e'-la (Ela, APC 1Esdras 9:27): (1) Same as Elam (Ezra 10:26). (2) Father of Shimei (1 Kings 4:18, the King James Version "Elah"). See ELAH, 2.

Multi-Version Concordance Ela (2 Occurrences) 2 Samuel 23:11 After him was Shammah, the son of Ela the Hararite. And the Philistines came together in Lehi, where there was a bit of land full of seed; and the people went in flight from the Philistines. (BBE) 1 Kings 4:18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)