shimshai Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
shimshai in Easton's Bible Dictionary
the shining one, or sunny, the secretary of Rehum the chancellor, who took part in opposing the rebuilding of the temple after the Captivity (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17-23).
shimshai in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHIM'SHAI (sunny), the scribe or secretary of Rehum the chancellor. He joined in opposing the rebuilding of the temple under Zerubbabel. Ezr 4:8-9, 2 Sam 21:17, Heb 12:23.
shimshai in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
The scribe of Rehum, the royal prefect of Judaea; he joined in writing in Syriac to Artaxerxes to stop the building of the temple and city (Ezra 4:7-24).