Person · one of several with this name
Shimei
Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 4:26. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 2 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 4:26
The sons of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 4:27
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:26, 27).