Shimei
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart;
the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;...
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The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the
wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to
David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy
wickedness upon thine own head;...
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And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him,
Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto
thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out,
and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die?
and thou saidst unto me, The word [that] I have heard [is]
good....
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Shimei is the name of a number of persons referenced in the
Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature.
The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi (Ex. vi. 17;
Numbers 3:18; I Chronicles 6:17). The family of the Shimeites,
as a branch of the tribe of Levi, is mentioned in Numbers
3:18, 21; I Chronicles 23:7, 10, 11 ("Shimei" in verse 9 is
evid...
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shim'-e-i (shim`i, possibly "hear me (El)" or "(Jah)";
Semeei, Semei): A name of frequent occurrence throughout the
Old Testament records, sometimes varying slightly in form in
English Versions of the Bible. The King James Version has
"Shimi" in Ex 6:17; "Shimhi" in 1 Ch 8:21; "Shimeah" in 2
Sam 21:21. the Revised Version (British and American...
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-1. Also called SHIMI
Son of Gershon
Ex 6:17; Nu 3:18; 1Ch 6:17; 23:7,10
-2. A Benjamite
Curses David; David's magnanimity toward
2Sa 16:5-13; 19:16; 23; with 1Ki 2:36-46
-3. An officer of David
1Ki 1:8
-4. One of Solomon's commissary officers
1Ki 4:18
-5. Grandson of Jeconiah
1Ch 3:19
-6. Son of Zacchur
1Ch 4:26,27
-7. A Reubenite
S...
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(renowned).
1. Son of Gershon the son of Levi, Nu 3:18; 1Ch
6:17,29; 23:7,9,10; Zec 12:13 called SHIMI in
Ex 6:17 (B.C. after 1706.)
2. Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of the house
of Saul, who lived at Bahurim. (B.C. 1023.) When David and
his suite were seen descending the long defile, on his
flight from Absolom, 2Sa 16:5-13 the whole f...
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famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num.
3:18;
1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17.
(2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned
and cursed
David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from
Jerusalem on
the occasion of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Sam.
16:5-13). After
the defeat of Absalom he "came cringing to th...
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1. Son of Gershom, son of Levi (1 Chronicles 23:7; 1
Chronicles 23:9-10; 1 Chronicles 6:17; 1 Chronicles 6:29;
Numbers 3:18; Zechariah 12:13). (See SHELOMITH (5).) SHIMI
in Exodus 6:17.
2. Son of Gera, a Benjamite, of Saul's house; at
Bahurim, a marked spot on the way from the Jordan valley to
Jerusalem, just within Benjamin; to this point P...
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