Shimei

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From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. Also called SHIMI

Son of Gershon

• Exodus 6:17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
• Numbers 3:18 These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 6:17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 23:7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 23:10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei— four in all.

2. A Benjamite

Curses David; David' s magnanimity toward

• 2 Samuel 16:5–13 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s…
• 2 Samuel 19:16 Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
• 2 Samuel 23 These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to… (whole chapter)
• 1 Kings 2:36–46 Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.” “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “You…

3. An officer of David

• 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.

4. One of Solomon' s commissary officers

• 1 Kings 4:18 Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;

5. Grandson of Jeconiah

• 1 Chronicles 3:19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,

6. Son of Zacchur

• 1 Chronicles 4:26–27 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.

7. A Reubenite

Son of Gog

• 1 Chronicles 5:4 The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

8. A Merarite

Son of Libni

• 1 Chronicles 6:29 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

9. A Gershonite

Son of Jahath

• 1 Chronicles 6:42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

10. Father of a family in the tribe of Benjamin, (in the A. V., called SHIMHI)

• 1 Chronicles 8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

11. A Levite

• 1 Chronicles 23:9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran— three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.

12. A leader of singers during the time of David

• 1 Chronicles 25:17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers— 12 in all;

13. David' s overseer of vineyards

• 1 Chronicles 27:27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.

14. A son of Heman

• 2 Chronicles 29:14 Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.

15. A Levite

Treasurer of tithes and offerings during the time of Hezekiah

• 2 Chronicles 31:12–13 And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second. Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Co…

16. A Levite who put away (divorced) his Gentile wife

• Ezra 10:23 Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

17. The name of two Israelites who put away (divorced) Gentile wives

• Ezra 10:33 From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
• Ezra 10:38 From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,

18. A Benjamite

Grandfather of Mordecai

• Esther 2:5 Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.

19. The ancestor of a family

• Zechariah 12:13 the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,

Possibly identical with number one