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Shephatiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(judged by Jehovah). 1. The fifth son of David. 2Sa 3:4; 1Ch 3:3 (B.C. about 1050.) 2. The family of Shephatiah, 372 in number, returned with Zerubbabel. Ezr 2:4; Ne 7:9 see also Ezra 8:8 (B.C. 536.) 3. The family of another Shephatiah, who came up with Zerubbabel. Ezr 2:4 4. A descendant of Judah. Ne 11:4 5. One of the princes of Judah who...

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Shemeber in Hitchcock's Bible Names

name of force; name of the strong...

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Shemuel in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A Simeonite appointed on the committee to divide up the land of Canaan Nu 34:20 -2. SHEMUEL See SAMUEL -3. Head of a family in the tribe of Issachar 1Ch 7:2...

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Shephatiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (3.) A Simeonite prince in David's time (1 Chr. 27:16). (4.) One of Jehoshaphat's sons (2 Chr. 21:2). (5.) Ezra 2:4. (6.) Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59. (7.) One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah to death (Jer....

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Shemiramoth in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

she-mir'-a-moth, she-mi'-ra-moth, shem-i-ra'-moth (shemiramoth; in 2 Ch 17:8, Kethibh shemiramoth; Semeiramoth): The name of a Levitical family. In 1 Ch 15:18,20; 16:5 Shemiramoth is listed among the names of David's choirs; in 2 Ch 17:8 the same name is given among the Levites delegated by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law in the cities of Judah. ...

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Shemuel in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(heard by God). 1. A commissioner appointed from the tribe of Simeon to divide the land of Canaan. Nu 34:20 (B.C. 1450.) 2. Samuel the prophet. 1Ch 6:33 3. Son of Tola, and one of the chiefs of the tribe of Issachar, 1Ch 7:2 (B.C. 1014.)...

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Shephathiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Hebrew Shephatiah ("whom Jehovah defends".) 1. 1 Chronicles 9:8. 2. SHEPHATIAH, David's fifth son, by Abital (2 Samuel 3:4). 3. A family of 372; returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:4; Nehemiah 7:9); a second company of 80 under Zebadiah came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:8). 4. Among "the children of Solomon's servants" (Ezra 2:57). 5. Nehemiah 1...

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Shemaah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

she-ma'-a, shem'-a-a (ha-shema`-ah; Codex Vaticanus Ama, Codex Alexandrinus Samaa, Lucian, Asma): A Benjamite, who was the father, according to the Massoretic Text, of Ahiezer and Joash; but according to the Septuagint huios = (ben) instead of (bene) of Joash alone (1 Ch 12:3). The original text may have read ben yeho-shama` (compare hoshama`,...

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Shemariah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

God is my guard...

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Shemaiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(heard by Jehovah). 1. A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam. 1Ki 12:22; 2Ch 11:2 (B.C. 972.) He wrote a chronicle containing the events of Rehoboam's reign. 2Ch 12:5,15 2. The son of Shechaniah, among the descendants of Zerubbabel. 1Ch 3:23; Ne 3:28 3. A prince of the tribe of Simeon. 1Ch 4:27 4. Son of Joel, Reubenite. 1Ch 5:4 (B.C. after 17...

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