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Shimeath

שִׁמְעָת · shim.at · H8100G2 mentions in 2 books, most in 2 Kings (1)

Who she was

Shimeath was an Ammonite woman mentioned in 2 Kings 12:21 and 2 Chronicles 24:26 as the mother of Jozacar (or 'Jozachar') (or Zabad), one of the two servants who conspired against and assassinated King Joash of Judah. The biblical text identifies her as an Ammonitess, indicating that she was a foreigner from the nation of Ammon. Apart from her son's infamous act, no other details about Shimeath's life are provided in the Bible.

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Family

Spousehusband of ShimeathChildrenJozacar
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Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

2 Kings 1 mention

2 Kings 12:21For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city; and Amaziah his son reigned…

2 Chronicles 1 mention

2 Chronicles 24:26These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.

What the dictionary says

(feminine of Shimeah), an Ammonitess, mother of Jozachar or Zabad, one of the murderers of King Joash.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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