Shemaiah, mentioned in Nehemiah 12:36, was a man living during the time of exile and return and the son of Jonathan.
About Shemaiah (Nehemiah 12:36)
1. Prophet during the reign of Rehoboam, king of Judah (930–913 BC). He warned the king not to go to war against Jeroboam and the ten northern tribes of Israel (1 Kgs 12:22–24; 2 Chr 11:2–4). Five years later he spoke words of comfort to a repentant Rehoboam and people of Judah (2 Chr 12:5–7). Shemaiah chronicled the life of Rehoboam in a book that has since been lost.
2. Son of Shecaniah, the father of six sons and a descendant of David through Rehoboam’s line (1 Chr 3:22).
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and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
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and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.