Topic
Shomer
4 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.
- 2 Kings 12:21Easton · Smith · ISBE
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 7:32Easton · Smith · ISBE
And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
- 2 Chronicles 24:26Easton · Smith
And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
- 1 Chronicles 7:34Smith
And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Watchman. (1.) The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chr. 24:26).
(2.) A man of Asher (1 Chr. 7:32); called also Shamer (34).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- An Asherite, (1 Chronicles 7:32) also called Shamer. ver. (1 Chronicles 7:34)
- The father (mother ?) of Jehozabad who slew King Joash. (2 Kings 12:21) In the parallel passage in (2 Chronicles 24:26) the name is converted into the feminine form Shimrith, who is further described as a Moabitess. [SHIMRITH] (B.C. 839.)
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.