The father of Delaiah, a prince of the Jews to whom Baruch read the roll he had written under Jeremiah’s direction ( Jer. A prophet called “the Nehelamite” who in captivity was actively engaged in reproving or opposing Jeremiah ( Jer. The father of Urijah the prophet who was slain by Jehoiakim for prophesying against Jerusalem and Judah ( Jer. Another, or perhaps the same person as the previous one, who gave thanks at the dedication ( Neh. A singer who took part in the dedication of the wall ( Neh. A priest, one of the twenty-four courses of priests that with Nehemiah sealed the covenant ( Neh. A son of Delaiah hired by Sanballat and Tobiah to intimidate Nehemiah ( Neh. A person who helped to repair the wall ( Neh. A priest of the family of Harim who married a foreign wife ( Ezra 10:21). A chief man under Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for ministers. A son of Adonikam who returned with Ezra from exile ( Ezra 8:13). A chief Levite in the days of Josiah ( 2 Chron. A Levite in Hezekiah’s time who was over the freewill offerings of God ( 2 Chron. A son of Jeduthun who helped in the purification of the Temple under Hezekiah ( 2 Chron. (24) Father of Delaiah, who was a prince in the reign of Zedekiah ( Jeremiah 36:12 ). Jeremiah foretold the complete destruction of Shemaiahs family. In opposition to Jeremiah, he predicted a speedy ending to the captivity. A Levite, commissioned by Jehoshaphat, to teach the people in Judah ( 2 Chron. He is styled 'the Nehelamite' and was among those carried into captivity with Jehoiachin. Oldest son of Obed-edom, a Korhite Levite and a gatekeeper of the Tabernacle in David’s reign ( 1 Chron. The son of Nathaneel, a Levite, who recorded the priestly office in David’s time ( 1 Chron. Head of the Levitical Kohath clan who assisted in bringing the Ark from the house of Obed-edom ( 1 Chron. A Levite, father of Obadiah ( 1 Chron. A Merarite Levite dwelling in Jerusalem ( 1 Chron. A son of Joel, perhaps Shema of 1 Chronicles 5:8, and head of a family of Reuben ( 1 Chron. Father of Shimri, perhaps Shimei, and head of a family of Simeon ( 1 Chron. Son of Shechaniah and father of Hattush, descendant of Zerubbabel ( 1 Chron. His part in the revolution and history are clearly defined ( 1 Kings 12:22 2 Chron. A prophet sent by God to prevent Rehoboam from warring against the house of Israel.It is not an easy matter to identify them exactly. Nelson and Sons.Shemaiah - jehovah is fame, jehovah has heard or obeys the lord.Įvidently this popular name was shared by many Bible men, and at times two of the following may be the same individual. Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). No existing work has been identified with this title (see Lost books of the Old Testament). The second book of Chronicles refers to a "Book of the Prophet Shemaiah". a prince of Judah who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:34-36).Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, a Levite listed as living in the city of Jerusalem after the end of the Babylonian captivity (I Chronicles 9:14 Nehemiah 11:15).a priest involved in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:42).Shemaiah son of Delaiah, a false prophet who hindered the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 6:10).Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, listed among those who made repairs to the wall of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 3:29.
Shemaiah son of Galal, a Levite listed as the father of a man living in the city of Jerusalem after the end of the Babylonian captivity (I Chronicles 9:16).
Shemaiah the Nehelamite, a false prophet who went with the captives to Babylon and who opposed Jeremiah (Jeremiah 29:24, 31-32). the father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 36:12). the father of Urijah the prophet (Jeremiah 26:20). a Levite in the time of Josiah (II Chronicles 35:9). a Levite appointed to "distribute the oblations of the Lord" during the reign of Hezekiah (II Chronicles 31:15). Shemaiah son of Jeduthun, a Levite in the time of Hezekiah (II Chronicles 29:14). Shemaiah, the father of Shimri, listed as a Simeonite five generations before the reign of Hezekiah ( I Chronicles 4:37). one of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law (II Chronicles 17:8). Shemaiah, a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam ( I Kings 12:22-24 II Chronicles 11:2-4 12:5). Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a scribe mentioned as active at the death of David (I Chronicles 24:6). the eldest son of Obed-edom (I Chronicles 26:4-8).a Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his relatives took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (I Chronicles 15:8).Shemaiah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Hebrew: שמעיה shemayah "God Heard"):