Topic
Shelemiah
12 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Nehemiah 3:30Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Father of Hananiah
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
- Nehemiah 13:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. A priest made treasurer by Nehemiah
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto…
- Jeremiah 36:14Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. Son of Cushi
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in…
- Jeremiah 37:3Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 7. Father of Jehucal
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
- Jeremiah 37:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 8. Father of Irijah
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
- 1 Chronicles 26:14Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A porter of the tabernacle
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
- Ezra 10:39Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. Name of two descendants of Bani who put away (divorced) Gentile wives
And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
- Ezra 10:41Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Name of two descendants of Bani who put away (divorced) Gentile wives
Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
- Jeremiah 36:26Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. Son of Abdeel, commanded to seize Jeremiah
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
- Jeremiah 38:1Easton · ISBE · Nave 7. Father of Jehucal
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
- Ezra 10:30Smith
And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
- 1 Esdras 9:34ISBE
And of the sons of Maani; Jeremias, Momdis, Omaerus, Juel, Mabdai, and Pelias, and Anos, Carabasion, and Enasibus, and Mamnitanaimus, Eliasis, Bannus, Eliali, Samis, Selemias, Nathanias: and of the sons of Ozora; Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zambis,…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 7 references
Whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39.
(2.) The father of Hananiah (Neh. 3:30).
(3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13).
(4.) Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to Zedekiah (Jer. 37:3; 38:1).
(5.) Father of a captain of the ward (Jer. 37:13).
(6.) Jer. 36:14.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 9 references
- One of the sons of Bani in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:30) (B.C. 458.)
- The father of Hananiah. (Nehemiah 3:30)
- A priest in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 13:13)
- The father of Jehueal, or Jucal, in the time of Zedekiah. (Jeremiah 37:3)
- The father of Irijah, the captain of the ward who arrested Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 37:13) (B.C. before 589.)
- The same as Meshelemiah and Shallum, 8. (1 Chronicles 26:14)
- Another of the sons of Bani in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:41)
- Ancestor of Jehudi in the time of Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 36:14)
- Son of Abdeel; one of those who received the orders of Jehoiakim to take Baruch and Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 36:26) (B.C. 604.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
shel-e-mi'-a, she-lem'-ya (shelemyah; Codex Vaticanus Selemia, Codex Alexandrinus (Selemias):
(1) One of the sons of Bani who married foreign wives in the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:39), called "Selemias" in 1 Esdras 9:34.
(2) Father of Hananiah who restored part of the wall of Jerusalem (Ne 3:30) (Codex Vaticanus Telemia, ..., Telemias). (3) A priest who was appointed one of the treasurers to distribute the Levitical tithes by Nehemiah (Ne 13:13).
(4) The father of Jehucal (or Jucal) in the reign of Zedekiah (Jer 37:3; 38:1; in the second passage the name is Shelemyahu).
(5) The father of Irijah, the captain of the ward, who arrested Jeremiah as a deserter to the Chaldeans (Jer 37:13).
(6) 1Ch 26:14.
See MESHELEMIAH.
(7) Another of the sons of Bani who married foreign wives in the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:41). It is of interest to note that the order of names in this passage--Sharai, Azarel, and Shelemiah--is almost identical with the names in Jer 36:26, namely, Seraiah, Azriel, Shelemiah.
(8) Ancestor of Jehudi (Jer 36:14).
(9) Septuagint omits.) Son of Abdeel, one of the men sent by Jehoiakim to seize Baruch and Jeremiah after Baruch had read the "roll" in the king's presence (Jer 36:26).
Horace J. Wolf
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 10 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. A porter of the tabernacle 1Ch 26:14
- 2. Name of two descendants of Bani who put away (divorced) Gentile wives Ezr 10:39,41
- 3. Father of Hananiah Ne 3:30
- 4. A priest made treasurer by Nehemiah Ne 13:13
- 5. Son of Cushi Jer 36:14
- 6. Son of Abdeel, commanded to seize Jeremiah Jer 36:26
- 7. Father of Jehucal Jer 37:3; 38:1
- 8. Father of Irijah Jer 37:13
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.