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shimei

shimei


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Shimei 
  famous.  (1.)  A  son  of  Gershon,  and  grandson  of  Levi  (Num.  3:18; 
  1  Chr.  6:17,  29);  called  Shimi  in  Ex  6:17. 
 
  (2.)  A  Benjamite  of  the  house  of  Saul,  who  stoned  and  cursed 
  David  when  he  reached  Bahurim  in  his  flight  from  Jerusalem  on 
  the  occasion  of  the  rebellion  of  Absalom  (2  Sam.  16:5-13).  After 
  the  defeat  of  Absalom  he  "came  cringing  to  the  king,  humbly 
  suing  for  pardon,  bringing  with  him  a  thousand  of  his  Benjamite 
  tribesmen,  and  representing  that  he  was  heartily  sorry  for  his 
  crime,  and  had  hurried  the  first  of  all  the  house  of  Israel  to 
  offer  homage  to  the  king"  (19:16-23).  David  forgave  him  but  on 
  his  death-bed  he  gave  Solomon  special  instructions  regarding 
  Shimei,  of  whose  fidelity  he  seems  to  have  been  in  doubt  (1 
  Kings  2:8,9).  He  was  put  to  death  at  the  command  of  Solomon, 
  because  he  had  violated  his  word  by  leaving  Jerusalem  and  going 
  to  Gath  to  recover  two  of  his  servants  who  had  escaped  (36-46). 
 
  (3.)  One  of  David's  mighty  men  who  refused  to  acknowledge 
  Adonijah  as  David's  successor  (1  Kings  1:8).  He  is  probably  the 
  same  person  who  is  called  elsewhere  (4:18)  "the  son  of  Elah." 
 
  (4.)  A  son  of  Pedaiah,  the  brother  of  Zerubbabel  (1  Chr. 
  3:19). 
 
  (5.)  A  Simeonite  (1  Chr.  4:26,  27). 
 
  (6.)  A  Reubenite  (1  Chr.  5:4). 
 
  (7.)  A  Levite  of  the  family  of  Gershon  (1  Chr.  6:42). 
 
  (8.)  A  Ramathite  who  was  "over  the  vineyards"  of  David  (1  Chr. 
  27:27). 
 
  (9.)  One  of  the  sons  of  Heman,  who  assisted  in  the 
  purification  of  the  temple  (2  Chr.  29:14). 
 
  (10.)  A  Levite  (2  Chr.  31:12,  13). 
 
  (11.)  Another  Levite  (Ezra  10:23).  "The  family  of  Shimei" 
  (Zech.  12:13;  R.V.,  "the  family  of  the  Shimeites")  were  the 
  descendants  of  Shimei  (1). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Shimei,  Shimi,  that  hears  or  obeys;  my  reputation;  my  fame