Shemariah

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

1. Warrior from the tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag in his struggle against King Saul. Shemariah was one of David’s ambidextrous archers and slingers (1 Chr 12:5).

2. One of Rehoboam’s sons (2 Chr 11:19; kjv “Shamariah”).→ View encyclopedia entry

3. Harim’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his foreign wife after the exile (Ezr 10:32).→ View encyclopedia entry

4. Binnui’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his foreign wife (Ezr 10:41).→ View encyclopedia entry

From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (4)

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