Shemaah שְׁמָעָה

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Benjaminite warrior who joined David

Biography

Shemaah the Gibeathite is mentioned in 1Ch.12.3 as one of the Benjaminite warriors who joined David at Ziklag when he was fleeing from King Saul. Shemaah is described as a Gibeathite, indicating that he was from the city of Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He is listed among the mighty men and helpers of David in battle, but no specific details are given about his exploits or role in David's army.

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1 Chronicles 1 verse

1 Chronicles 12:3

"The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;"

Names & Aliases

Form	Language	Script	Strong's
Named	Hebrew	שְׁמָעָה	H8094

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Shemaah

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

t huios = (ben) instead of (bene) of Joash alone (1Ch 12:3). The original text may have read ben yeho-shama` (compare hoshama`, of 1Ch 3:18); then a dittography of the following (h) caused the error (Curtis, ICC).

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she-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in 2Ch 11:2; 17:8; 31:15; 35:9; <

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