Shammah in the Bible

1. Son of Reuel

  • Genesis 36:13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
  • Genesis 36:17 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 Chronicles 1:37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Bible Encyclopedia for SHAMMAH.

2. David's brother

  • 1 Samuel 16:9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
  • 1 Samuel 17:13 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.

See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Shammah.

Called SHIMEAH

  • 2 Samuel 13:3 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 13:32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
  • 2 Samuel 21:21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.

Called SHIMMA

  • 1 Chronicles 2:13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

Called SHIMEA

  • 1 Chronicles 20:7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.

3. One of David's mighty men, son of Agee

  • 2 Samuel 23:11-12 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. 12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

4. One of David's mighty men

  • 2 Samuel 23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

Called SHAMMOTH

  • 1 Chronicles 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

5. A Hararite, one of David's mighty men

  • 2 Samuel 23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
 
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