Topic
Shammah
26 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 36:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Reuel
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:17Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Reuel
¶ And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
- 1 Samuel 16:9Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. David' s brother
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
- 2 Samuel 23:25Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. One of David' s mighty men
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
- 1 Chronicles 11:27Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. One of David' s mighty men — Called SHAMMOTH
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
- 1 Samuel 17:13Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. David' s brother
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
- 2 Samuel 13:3Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. David' s brother — Called SHIMEAH
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
- 2 Samuel 23:11Easton · ISBE · Nave 3. One of David' s mighty men, son of Agee
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 23:33Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. A Hararite, one of David' s mighty men
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
- 1 Chronicles 1:37Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Reuel
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. David' s brother — Called SHIMMA
¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
- 2 Samuel 21:21ISBE · Nave 2. David' s brother — Called SHIMEAH
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
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- 2 Samuel 23:12 Easton · Nave 3. One of David' s mighty men, son of Agee
- 1 Chronicles 11:34 Smith · ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 20:7 ISBE · Nave 2. David' s brother — Called SHIMEA
- 1 Chronicles 27:8 Smith · ISBE
- Judges 7:1 ISBE
- 1 Samuel 16:1–13 ISBE
- 2 Samuel 13:12 ISBE
- 2 Samuel 13:32 Nave 2. David' s brother — Called SHIMEAH
- 2 Samuel 21:20 ISBE
- 2 Samuel 23:11–17 Smith
- 2 Samuel 23:13 ISBE
- 2 Samuel 23:32 Smith
- 1 Kings 4:18 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 11:10 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
Desert. (1.) One of the “dukes” of Edom (Gen. 36:13, 17).
(2.) One of the sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:9). He is also called Shimeah (2 Sam. 13:3) and Shimma (1 Chr. 2:13).
(3.) One of David’s three mighty men (2 Sam. 23:11, 12).
(4.) One of David’s mighties (2 Sam. 23:25); called also Shammoth (1 Chr. 11:27) and Shamhuth (27:8).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 12 references
- The son of Reuel the son of Esau. (Genesis 36:13,17; 1 Chronicles 1:37) (B.C. about 1700.)
- The third son of Jesse, and brother of David. (1 Samuel 16:9; 17:13) Called also Shimea., Shimeah and Shimma.
- One of the three greatest of David’s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:11-17) (B.C. 1061.)
- The Harodite, one of David’s mighties. (2 Samuel 23:25) He is called "SHAMMOTH the Harorite" in (1 Chronicles 11:27) and "SHAMHUTH the Izrahite" ibid. (1 Chronicles 27:8)
- In the list of David’s mighty men in (2 Samuel 23:32,33) we find "Jonathan, Shammah the Hararite;" while in the corresponding verse of (1 Chronicles 11:34) it is Jonathan.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 27 references
sham'-a (shammah):
(1) The son of Reuel, the son of Esau, a tribal chief of Edom (Ge 36:13,17; 1Ch 1:37, Some).
(2) The third son of Jesse and brother of David. Together with his two other brothers he fought under Saul in the campaign against the Philistines and was with the army in the valley of Elah when David slew Goliath (1Sa 17:13). One redactor states that he was a witness of the anointing of David by Samuel (1Sa 16:1-13). He was the father of Jonadab, the friend of Amnon (2Sa 13:3), and that Jonathan whose victory over a Philistine giant is narrated in 2Sa 21:20 ff was also his son. His name is rendered as "Shammah" (1Sa 16:9; 17:13), "Shimeah" (2Sa 13:3,12), "Shimei" (2Sa 21:21), and "Shimea" (1Ch 2:13; 20:7).
(3) The son of Agee, a Hararite, one of the "three mighty men" of David (2Sa 23:11, Septuagint Samaia), who held the field against the Philistines. The parallel passage (1Ch 11:10) ascribes this deed to Eleazar, the son of Dodo. The succeeding incident (2Sa 23:13), namely, the famous act of three of David's heroes who risked their lives to bring their leader water from the well of Bethlehem, has frequently been credited to Shammah and two other members of "the three"; but the three warriors are plainly said (2Sa 23:13) to belong to "the thirty"; 2Sa 23:33 should read "Jonathan, son of Shammah, the Hararite." Jonathan, one of David's "thirty," was a son of Shammah; the word "son" has been accidentally omitted (Driver, Budde, Kittel, etc.). The parallel passage (1Ch 11:34) has "son of Shagee," which is probably, a misreading for "son of Agee." Lucian's version, "son of Shammah," is most plausible. "Shimei the son of Ela" (1Ki 4:18) should also appear in this passage if Lucian's reading of "Ela" for "Agee" (2Sa 23:11) be correct.
(4) A Harodite (2Sa 23:25,33), i.e. probably a native of `Ain-charod (`Ain Jalud, Jud 7:1; see HAROD). One of "the thirty" and captain of Solomon's 5th monthly course. In the parallel lists (1Ch 11:27) he is called "the Harorite" (this last being a scribal error for Harodite) and "Shamhuth the Izrahate" (1Ch 27:8).
Horace J. Wolf
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 15 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.