Topic
Shimri
5 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.
- 1 Chronicles 4:37Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Head of a family in the tribe of Simeon
And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
- 1 Chronicles 11:45Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Father of one of David' s mighty men
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
- 2 Chronicles 29:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. A Levite in the time of Hezekiah
And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
- 1 Chronicles 26:10ISBE · Nave 3. A Merarite (in A. V., called SIMRI)
Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
- 1 Chronicles 4:38Nave 1. Head of a family in the tribe of Simeon
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Watchman. (1.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37).
(2.) The father of one of the “valiant men” of David’s armies (1 Chr. 11:45).
(3.) Assisted at the purification of the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:13).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- A Simeonite son of Shemaiah. (1 Chronicles 4:37) (B.C. after 1450.)
- The father of Jediael, one of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:45) (B.C. before 1043.)
- A Kohathite Levite in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:13) (B.C. 726.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
shim'-ri (shimri; various forms in the Septuagint): There are four Hebrews mentioned in the Bible who bear this name:
(1) A Simeonite, a son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, a chief of his tribe (1Ch 4:37).
(2) The father of Jediael, a bodyguard of King David (1Ch 11:45).
(3) A son of Hosah, a Levite. He was appointed by David to be doorkeeper in the house of the Lord. He was made chief of the tribe, although not the firstborn of his family (1Ch 26:10).
(4) One of the sons of Elizaphan, a Levite. He assisted in purifying the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2Ch 29:13).
S. L. Umbach
In the topical indexes
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.