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Shammah
Desert. (1.) One of the “dukes” of Edom (Gen 36:13, Gen 36:17).
(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, 2 Sam 23:12).
(4.) One of David’s mighties (2 Sam 23:25); called also Shammoth (1 Chr 11:27) and Shamhuth (1 Chr 27:8).
Named in the Bible
8 verses
- 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 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.
- 2 Samuel 23:11 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 23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
- 2 Samuel 23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
- 1 Chronicles 1:37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
