Shimeah

Shimeah is a David's brother living at the time of the united monarchy, from the tribe of Judah. He is named in 7 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 16:9.

Family

Verses

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 16:9
  Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
• 1 Samuel 17:13
  And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 13:3
  But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
• 2 Samuel 13:32
  And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
• 2 Samuel 21:21
  And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 2:13
  And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
• 1 Chronicles 20:7
  But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.

Notes

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