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Shammah

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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1. One of the three chiefs of David's thirty heroes, who shared with David and Eleazar the honor of the exploit recorded in 2 Samuel 23:11,12; 1 Chronicles 11:12-14 . Another feast is described in 2 Samuel 23:13 - 17 .

2. A brother of David, 1 Samuel 16:9; 17:13; elsewhere called Shimeah, 2 Samuel 13:3,22; 1 Chronicles 2:13 .

Others of this name are mentioned, Genesis 36:13,17; 2 Samuel 23:25,33; 1 Chronicles 11:27; 27:8 .

Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Shammah'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​s/shammah.html. 1859.
 
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