Shimeath

David's servant from Benjamin

Auch bekannt als: Shimeath

Das vereinte KönigreichWarriorc. 1000 BC

Shimeath (also known as Shimea or Shimeah) was a Benjamite mentioned in connection with King David's family and servants. The name appears in several contexts in the Old Testament and may refer to different individuals, including a brother of David and a descendant of Benjamin. He is best known as the father of certain servants or warriors during David's time.

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Mentioned in the genealogy of Benjamin

Shimeath is mentioned as part of the tribal register of the tribe of Benjamin, as a son of Mikloth in the lineage of Gibeon.

32Mikloth fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, along with their kinsmen.
וּמִקְל֖וֹת הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שִׁמְאָ֑ה וְאַף־הֵ֗מָּה נֶ֧גֶד אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם עִם־אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס ‬
38Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their kinsmen in Jerusalem, along with their relatives.
וּמִקְל֖וֹת הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שִׁמְאָ֑ם וְאַף־הֵ֗ם נֶ֧גֶד אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירֽוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם עִם־אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס ‬

Connection to Saul's family

Through the tribal register of Benjamin, Shimeath is linked to Saul's royal house, since the lineage of Gibeon includes Saul's ancestors.

29In Gibeon lived Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah.[^1] [^1]: The name Jeiel is supplied from the parallel list later in this book; the Hebrew here reads simply "the father of Gibeon."
וּבְגִבְע֥וֹן יָשְׁב֖וּ אֲבִ֣י גִבְע֑וֹן וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מַעֲכָֽה׃ ‬
30His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
וּבְנ֥וֹ הַבְּכ֖וֹר עַבְדּ֑וֹן וְצ֥וּר וְקִ֖ישׁ וּבַ֥עַל וְנָדָֽב׃ ‬
31Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.
וּגְד֥וֹר וְאַחְי֖וֹ וָזָֽכֶר׃ ‬
32Mikloth fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, along with their kinsmen.
וּמִקְל֖וֹת הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שִׁמְאָ֑ה וְאַף־הֵ֗מָּה נֶ֧גֶד אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם עִם־אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס ‬
33Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.[^1] [^1]: Eshbaal is called Ish-bosheth in the books of Samuel.
וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת־יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃ ‬

Repeated in the genealogies of Chronicles

Shimeath's name is repeated in the parallel genealogy in 1 Chronicles chapter 9, confirming his place in the tribe of Benjamin after the return from exile.

35Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon; his wife's name was Maacah.
וּבְגִבְע֛וֹן יָשְׁב֥וּ אֲבִֽי־גִבְע֖וֹן *יעואל **יְעִיאֵ֑ל וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מַעֲכָֽה׃ ‬
36His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
וּבְנ֥וֹ הַבְּכ֖וֹר עַבְדּ֑וֹן וְצ֣וּר וְקִ֔ישׁ וּבַ֥עַל וְנֵ֖ר וְנָדָֽב׃ ‬
37Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
וּגְד֣וֹר וְאַחְי֔וֹ וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה וּמִקְלֽוֹת׃ ‬
38Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their kinsmen in Jerusalem, along with their relatives.
וּמִקְל֖וֹת הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שִׁמְאָ֑ם וְאַף־הֵ֗ם נֶ֧גֶד אֲחֵיהֶ֛ם יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירֽוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם עִם־אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס ‬
39Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
וְנֵר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־קִ֔ישׁ וְקִ֖ישׁ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וְשָׁא֗וּל הוֹלִ֤יד אֶת־יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֔וּעַ וְאֶת־אֲבִינָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃ ‬

Shimea as David's brother

A person with a similar name, Shimea (Shammah), was David's brother and the father of Jonathan, who killed a giant in battle against the Philistines.

3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah, and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹן רֵ֗עַ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖ה אֲחִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃ ‬
32But Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, "My lord must not think that they have killed all the young men, the king's sons. Only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom's fixed purpose from the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
וַיַּ֡עַן יוֹנָדָ֣ב ׀ בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֨ה אֲחִֽי־דָוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־יֹאמַ֤ר אֲדֹנִי֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַנְּעָרִ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הֵמִ֔יתוּ כִּֽי־אַמְנ֥וֹן לְבַדּ֖וֹ מֵ֑ת כִּֽי־עַל־פִּ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ הָיְתָ֣ה שׂוּמָ֔ה מִיּוֹם֙ עַנֹּת֔וֹ אֵ֖ת תָּמָ֥ר אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ ‬
21When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother, struck him down.
וַיְחָרֵ֖ף אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן בֶּן־*שמעי **שִׁמְעָ֖ה אֲחִ֥י דָוִֽד׃ ‬

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