Another name for Shammah, the third son of Jesse. Shimea was the brother of King David (1 Chronicles 2:13 and 20:7).
→ View encyclopedia entryA son of King David who was born to him by Bathsheba during the time David ruled in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 3:5). 2 Samuel 5:14 and 1 Chronicles 14:4 call him Shammua.
→ View encyclopedia entryA son of Uzzah, the father of Haggiah and a descendant of Levi through the family line of Merari (1 Chronicles 6:30).
→ View encyclopedia entryA Levite from the family line of Gershon, son of Michael, the father of Berekiah, and the grandfather of Asaph. King David chose Asaph, along with Heman and Ethan, to lead the musicians in front of the sanctuary (1 Chronicles 6:39).
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Shimea
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.