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Shimei
Morrish Bible Dictionary
or 1. Son of Gershon, the son of Levi. Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6:17; 1 Chronicles 23:7,9,10 . Called SHIMI in Exodus 6:17 .
2. Son of Gera, a Benjamite, of the house of Saul: he cursed David, calling him 'a man of Belial,' and threw stones and dust at him, when he was hastening from Jerusalem at the rebellion of Absalom; but made submission on David's return, and was not then punished. David at his death reminded Solomon of Shimei's wickedness, for he had cursed the Lord's anointed king. Solomon promised Shimei his life on the condition that he did not go out of Jerusalem; but he broke the compact and was put to death. 2 Samuel 16:5-13; 2 Samuel 19:18-23; 1 Kings 2:8-46 .
3. Officer of David who kept aloof from Adonijah on his usurpation. 1 Kings 1:8 .
4. Son of Elah and one of Solomon's commissariat officers. 1 Kings 4:18 .
5. Son of Pedaiah, a son of Jeconiah. 1 Chronicles 3:19 .
6. Son of Zacchur, of the tribe of Simeon. 1 Chronicles 4:26 27 .
7. Son of Gog, of the tribe of Reuben. 1 Chronicles 5:4 .
8. Son of Libni, a Merarite. 1 Chronicles 6:29 .
9. Son of Jahath, a son of Gershon. 1 Chronicles 6:42 .
10. Chief of the tenth course in the service of song. 1 Chronicles 25:17 .
11. The Ramathite who was over the vineyards of David. 1 Chronicles 27:27 .
12. Son of Heman: he took part in the purification of the temple. 2 Chronicles 29:14 .
13. Levite who had charge of the offerings. 2 Chronicles 31:12,13 .
14. Levite who had married a strange wife. Ezra 10:23 .
15,16. Two who had married strange wives. Ezra 10:33,38 .
17. Son of Kish, a Benjamite, and grandfather of Mordecai. Esther 2:5 .
18. A family who will mourn apart on the repentance of Jerusalem. Zechariah 12:13 . This is by some associated with No. 1; but SIMEONis read in the margin, and in the LXX, the Arabic and Syriac versions. See under ZECHARIAH, Zechariah 12 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Shimei'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/s/shimei.html. 1897.
