Shimeah
שִׁמְעָה · shim.ah · H8093שִׁמְעִי · shim.i · H8096Y2 other spellings“Shimeath, that hears, or obeys; perdition” Hitchcock's 18697 mentions in 3 books, most in 2 Samuel (3)
Who he was
Shimeah, also referred to as Shimei, Shammah, or Shimea, was one of King David's brothers (1Ch. 2:13). He was the son of Jesse and is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah. Shimeah had a son Jonadab (or 'Jonathan'). Jonathan is described as a skilled warrior who killed a Philistine giant (2Sa. 21:21; 1Ch. 20:7), while Jonadab is portrayed as a crafty man who helped Amnon, David's son, to deceive and rape his half-sister Tamar (2Sa. 13:3, 32).
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Family
FatherJesseMotherNahashSiblingsDavid, Eliab, Abinadab, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, Elihu, Zeruiah, AbigailChildrenJonadab
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Every mention
7 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Samuel 2 mentions
1 Samuel 16:9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”1 Samuel 17:13The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third…
2 Samuel 3 mentions
2 Samuel 13:3But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.2 Samuel 13:32Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered, “Don’t let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment…2 Samuel 21:21When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him.
1 Chronicles 2 mentions
1 Chronicles 2:13and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,1 Chronicles 20:7When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
What the dictionary says
(1.) One of David’s brothers (2 Sam. 13:3); same as Shimea (4).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain