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His account is primarily found in the books of 2 Samuel and 1 Kings. Shimei is best known for his interactions with King David during a tumultuous period in Israel's history. Background and Family: Shimei was the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim. The tribe of Benjamin held significant historical importance, being the tribe of Israel's first king, Saul. Shimei's connection to the tribe of Benjamin is crucial, as it provides context for his actions and attitudes towards David, who was from the tribe of Judah. Shimei's Encounter with David: Shimei's most notable appearance occurs during the rebellion of Absalom, David's son. As David fled Jerusalem to escape Absalom's uprising, Shimei met him along the way. In <a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5-8</a> , Shimei cursed David, throwing stones and dirt at him, and accusing him of being a "man of blood" and responsible for the downfall of Saul's house. Shimei's actions were a public display of contempt and hostility towards David, reflecting the lingering tensions between the house of Saul and David's reign. David's Response: Despite the provocation, David chose a path of restraint. In <a href="/2_samuel/16-10.htm">2 Samuel 16:10-12</a> , David rebuked his men who wanted to retaliate against Shimei, suggesting that the Lord might have instructed Shimei to curse him. David expressed hope that the Lord would see his affliction and repay him with good for the curses he received. This response highlights David's humility and trust in God's justice. Shimei's Repentance: After Absalom's defeat and David's return to Jerusalem, Shimei was among the first to greet the king. In <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">2 Samuel 19:18-23</a> , Shimei fell before David, confessing his sin and pleading for mercy. David, demonstrating clemency, swore an oath that Shimei would not die. This act of forgiveness underscores David's magnanimity and desire for reconciliation. Shimei's Later Life and Death: Shimei's account continues into the reign of Solomon, David's son. In <a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">1 Kings 2:8-9</a> , David, on his deathbed, instructed Solomon to deal wisely with Shimei, acknowledging the potential threat he posed. Solomon initially showed leniency, confining Shimei to Jerusalem under the condition that he would not leave. However, when Shimei violated this condition by traveling to Gath, Solomon ordered his execution, as recorded in <a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">1 Kings 2:36-46</a> . This action fulfilled David's earlier warning and demonstrated Solomon's commitment to securing his kingdom. Theological Significance: Shimei's account is a complex narrative of sin, repentance, and justice. It illustrates the themes of divine sovereignty, human agency, and the consequences of one's actions. Shimei's initial cursing of David can be seen as an expression of deep-seated tribal animosities and personal grievances. However, his subsequent repentance and David's forgiveness highlight the possibility of redemption and the importance of mercy. Solomon's eventual execution of Shimei serves as a reminder of the necessity of upholding justice and the rule of law in maintaining a stable and righteous kingdom. Conclusion: Shimei's life and actions provide valuable insights into the dynamics of power, forgiveness, and justice in the biblical narrative. His interactions with David and Solomon reflect the complexities of human relationships and the overarching providence of God in the affairs of His people.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div>ShimeiShimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div>Shimei(renowned). <ol> <li>Son of Gershon the son of Levi, (<a href="/numbers/3-18.htm">Numbers 3:18</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/6-17.htm">1 Chronicles 6:17,29</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/23-7.htm">23:7,9,10</a>; <a href="/zechariah/12-13.htm">Zechariah 12:13</a>) called <a href="../s/shimi.htm">SHIMI</a> in (<a href="/exodus/6-17.htm">Exodus 6:17</a>) (B.C. after 1706.)</li> <li>Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of the house of Saul, who lived at Bahurim. (B.C. 1023.) When David and his suite were seen descending the long defile, on his flight from Absolom, (<a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5-13</a>) the whole feeling of the clan of Benjamin burst forth without restraint in the person of Shimei. He ran along the ridge, cursing and throwing stones at the king and is companions. The next meeting was very different. The king was now returning from his successful campaign. Just as he was crossing the Jordan, (<a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">2 Samuel 19:18</a>) the first person to welcome him was Shimei who threw himself at David's feet in abject penitence. But the king's suspicions were not set at rest by this submission; and on his death-bed he recalls the whole scene to the recollection of his son Solomon. Solomon gave Shimei notice that from henceforth he must consider himself confined to the walls of Jerusalem, on pain of death. (<a href="/1_kings/3-36.htm">1 Kings 3:36,37</a>) For three years the engagement was kept. At the end of that time for the purpose of capturing two slaves who had escaped to Gath, he went out on his ass, and made his journey successfully. Ibid. (<a href="/1_kings/2-40.htm">1 Kings 2:40</a>) On his return the king took him at his word, and he was slain by Benaiah. Ibid. (<a href="/1_kings/2-41.htm">1 Kings 2:41-46</a>)</li> <li>One of the adherents of Solomon at the time of Adonjah's usurpation. (<a href="/1_kings/1-8.htm">1 Kings 1:8</a>) (B.C.1015.)</li> <li>Solomon's commissariat officer in Benjamin. (<a href="/1_kings/4-18.htm">1 Kings 4:18</a>)</li> <li>Son of Pedaiah, and brother of Zerubbabel. (<a href="/1_chronicles/3-19.htm">1 Chronicles 3:19</a>) (B.C. 536.)</li> <li>A Simeonite, son of Zacchur. (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-26.htm">1 Chronicles 4:26,27</a>)</li> <li>Son of Gog, a Reubenite. (<a href="/1_chronicles/5-4.htm">1 Chronicles 5:4</a>)</li> <li>A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath. (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-42.htm">1 Chronicles 6:42</a>)</li> <li>Son of Jeduthun, and chief of the tenth division of the singers. (<a href="/1_chronicles/25-17.htm">1 Chronicles 25:17</a>)</li> <li>The Ramathite who was over David's vineyards. (<a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">1 Chronicles 27:27</a>)</li> <li>A Levite of the sons of Heman, who took part in the purification of the temple under Zedekiah. (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-14.htm">2 Chronicles 29:14</a>) (B.C. 726.)</li> <li>The brother of Cononiah the Levite, in the reign of Hezekiah. (<a href="/2_chronicles/31-12.htm">2 Chronicles 31:12,13</a>) Perhaps the same as the preceding.</li> <li>A Levite in the time of Ezra who had married a foreign wife. (<a href="/ezra/10-23.htm">Ezra 10:23</a>)</li> <li>One of the family of Hashum, who put away his foreign wife at Ezra's command. (<a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Ezra 10:33</a>)</li> <li>A son of Bani, who had also married a foreign wife, and put her away. (<a href="/ezra/10-38.htm">Ezra 10:38</a>) (B.C. 459.)</li> <li>Son of Kish, a Benjamite, and ancestor of Mordecai. (<a href="/esther/2-5.htm">Esther 2:5</a>) (B.C. before 479).</li> </ol><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (<a href="/numbers/3-18.htm">Numbers 3:18</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/6-17.htm">1 Chronicles 6:17</a>, 29); called Shimi in <a href="/exodus/6-17.htm">Exodus 6:17</a>.(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 (<a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5</a>-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" (<a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">19:16</a>-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 (<a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">1 Kings 2:8</a>, 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 (<a href="/1_kings/1-8.htm">1 Kings 1:8</a>). He is probably the same person who is called elsewhere (<a href="/1_kings/4-18.htm">4:18</a>) "the son of Elah."(4.) A son of Pedaiah, the brother of Zerubbabel (<a href="/1_chronicles/3-19.htm">1 Chronicles 3:19</a>).(5.) A Simeonite (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-26.htm">1 Chronicles 4:26</a>, 27).(6.) A Reubenite (<a href="/1_chronicles/5-4.htm">1 Chronicles 5:4</a>).(7.) A Levite of the family of Gershon (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-42.htm">1 Chronicles 6:42</a>).(8.) A Ramathite who was "over the vineyards" of David (<a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">1 Chronicles 27:27</a>).(9.) One of the sons of Heman, who assisted in the purification of the temple (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-14.htm">2 Chronicles 29:14</a>).(10.) A Levite (<a href="/2_chronicles/31-12.htm">2 Chronicles 31:12</a>, 13).(11.) Another Levite (<a href="/ezra/10-23.htm">Ezra 10:23</a>). "The family of Shimei" (<a href="/zechariah/12-13.htm">Zechariah 12:13</a>; R.V., "the family of the Shimeites") were the descendants of Shimei (1).<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>SHIMEIshim'-e-i (shim`i, possibly "hear me (El)" or "(Jah)"; Semeei, Semei): A name of frequent occurrence throughout the Old Testament records, sometimes varying slightly in form in English Versions of the Bible. The King James Version has "Shimi" in <a href="/exodus/6-17.htm">Exodus 6:17</a>; "Shimhi" in <a href="/1_chronicles/8-21.htm">1 Chronicles 8:21</a>; "Shimeah" in <a href="/2_samuel/21-21.htm">2 Samuel 21:21</a>. the Revised Version (British and American) has "Shimeites" in <a href="/zechariah/12-13.htm">Zechariah 12:13</a>, where the King James Version has "Shimei," and <a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">Numbers 3:21</a> for the King James Version "Shimites." English Versions of the Bible has "Shema" in <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">1 Chronicles 8:13, 21</a> margin for the "Shimei" of 8:21. In all others of the many occurrences in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) the form is "Shimei." (1) A family name among the Levites before and after the exile, at least five of whom bore it: (a) Son of Gershon and grandson of Levi (<a href="/exodus/6-17.htm">Exodus 6:17</a> <a href="/numbers/3-18.htm">Numbers 3:18</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-17.htm">1 Chronicles 6:17</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/23-7.htm">1 Chronicles 23:7, 10</a>). The text of 1 Chronicles 6 and 23 is corrupt, making difficult the tracing of the various genealogies and the identification of the several Shimeis. Evidently that of 23:9 is a scribe's error for one of the four sons of Ladan or Libni, whose names are given in the preceding verse. (b) An ancestor of Asaph the musician (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-42.htm">1 Chronicles 6:42</a>), possibly the same as (a) above, Jahath the son of South (compare <a href="/1_chronicles/23-10.htm">1 Chronicles 23:10</a>) being by a copyist's error transposed so as to read as if he were the father of South (c) A descendant of the Merarite branch of the Levites (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-29.htm">1 Chronicles 6:29</a>). (d) One of the 288 trained singers in the service of the sanctuary under Asaph (<a href="/1_chronicles/25-17.htm">1 Chronicles 25:17</a>). (e) One of the Levites who helped to cleanse the Temple in Hezekiah's reformation (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-14.htm">2 Chronicles 29:14</a>). He was a descendant of Heman the musician. Hezekiah afterward appointed him with Conaniah to have chief oversight of "the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things" which were brought into the chambers of Yahweh's house prepared for them (<a href="/2_chronicles/31-11.htm">2 Chronicles 31:11, 12</a>). (f) A Levite who under Ezra put away his foreign wife (<a href="/ezra/10-23.htm">Ezra 10:23</a>), "Semeis" in 1 Esdras 9:23. (2) The best-known Bible character of this name is the Benjamite, of the family of Saul (<a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5-12</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">2 Samuel 19:16-20</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">1 Kings 2:8, 9, 36-46</a>), who met David at Bahurim as he was fleeing from Absalom, and in bitter and cowardly fashion cursed and attacked the hard-pressed king. Apparently David's flight to the Jordan led through a narrow ravine, on one side of which, or on the ridge above, stood Shimei in safety as he cast stones at David and his men, cursing as he threw (<a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5, 6</a>). His hatred of David who had displaced his royal kinsman Saul had smouldered long in his mean heart; and now the flame bursts out, as the aged and apparently helpless king flees before his own son. Shimei seizes the long-coveted opportunity to pour out the acid hate of his heart. But when David's faithful companions would cross the ravine to make quick work of Shimei, the noble king forbade them with these remarkable words: "Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more may this Benjamite now do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for Yahweh hath bidden him. It may be that Yahweh.... will requite me good for his cursing" (<a href="/2_samuel/16-11.htm">2 Samuel 16:11, 12</a>). After Absalom's overthrow, as the king was returning victorious and vindicated, Shimei met him at the Jordan with most abject confession and with vows of allegiance (<a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">2 Samuel 19:16-23</a>). The king spared his life; but shortly before his death charged his son Solomon to see that due punishment should come to Shimei for his sins: "Thou shalt bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood" (<a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">1 Kings 2:9</a>). When he came to the throne Solomon summoned Shimei and bade him build a house in Jerusalem, to which he should come and from which he must not go out on pain of death (<a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">1 Kings 2:36-38</a>). Feeling secure after some years, Shimei left his home in Jerusalem to recapture some escaped slaves (<a href="/1_kings/2-39.htm">1 Kings 2:39-41</a>), and in consequence he was promptly dispatched by that gruesome avenger of blood, the royal executioner, "Benaiah the son of Jehoiada," who "fell upon him," as he had upon Adonijah and Joab, "so that he died" (<a href="/1_kings/2-46.htm">1 Kings 2:46</a>). (3) Another Benjamite, mentioned with Rei as an officer in the king's bodyguard, who was faithful to David in the rebellion of Adonijah (<a href="/1_kings/1-8.htm">1 Kings 1:8</a>). Josephus reads Rei as a common noun, describing Shimei as "the friend of David." He is to be identified with the son of Elah (<a href="/1_kings/4-18.htm">1 Kings 4:18</a>), whom Solomon, probably because of his fidelity, named as one of the 12 chief commissary officers appointed over all Israel, "who provided victuals for the king and his household." (4) A man of some prominence in the tribe of Benjamin (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-21.htm">1 Chronicles 8:21</a>), whose home was in Aijalon, where he was a "head of fathers' houses" (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">1 Chronicles 8:13</a>); but his descendants lived in Jerusalem (<a href="/1_chronicles/8-28.htm">1 Chronicles 8:28</a>). In the King James Version he is called "Shimhi"; in <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">1 Chronicles 8:13</a> he is called "Shema." (5) Another Benjamite, an ancestor of Mordecai (<a href="/esther/2-5.htm">Esther 2:5</a>), "Semeias" in Additions to Esther 11:2. (6) A brother of David (<a href="/2_samuel/21-21.htm">2 Samuel 21:21</a>, the King James Version "Shimeah"); in <a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm">1 Samuel 16:9</a> he is called "Shammah"; compare "Shimeah," "Shimea." (7) A man of Judah, called "the Ramathite," who was "over the vineyards" in David's reign (<a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">1 Chronicles 27:27</a>). (8) A Simeonite living in the time of David (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-26.htm">1 Chronicles 4:26, 27</a>), whose chief claim to distinction was that he was father of 16 sons and 6 daughters. The descendants of such a numerous progeny, not being able to maintain themselves in their ancestral home in Beer-sheba, in the days of Hezekiah fell upon Gerar, and dispossessed "the sons of Ham" (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm">1 Chronicles 4:39</a>, the Septuagint), and upon Mt. Seir, driving out the Amalekites (<a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm">1 Chronicles 4:43</a>). (9) A man of Reuben, son of Gog (<a href="/1_chronicles/5-4.htm">1 Chronicles 5:4</a>). (10), (11) Two men of "Israel," i.e. not priests or Levites, one "of the sons of Hashum" (<a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Ezra 10:33</a>), the other "of the sons of Bani" (<a href="/ezra/10-38.htm">Ezra 10:38</a>), who put away their foreign wives at Ezra's command, in 1 Esdras called respectively "Semei" (9:33) and "Someis" (9:34). (12) A brother of Zerubbabel (<a href="/1_chronicles/3-19.htm">1 Chronicles 3:19</a>). The Shimeites were descendants of Shimei, grandson of Levi; compare (1) (a) above (<a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">Numbers 3:21</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-13.htm">Zechariah 12:13</a>). Edward Mack<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8097.htm">8097. Shimi -- descendant of Shimei</a> ... Shimi. 8098 . descendant of Shimei. Transliteration: Shimi Phonetic Spelling: (shim-ee') Short Definition: Shimeites. ... of Shimei NASB Word Usage Shimeites (2). ... /hebrew/8097.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8096.htm">8096. Shimi -- the name of a number of Isr.</a> ... Shimi. 8097 . the name of a number of Isr. Transliteration: Shimi Phonetic Spelling: (shim-ee') Short Definition: Shimei. ... NASB Word Usage Shimei (44). ... /hebrew/8096.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8092.htm">8092. Shima -- four Israelites</a> ... NASB Word Usage Shimea (5). Shimea, Shimei, Shamma. 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But as to Shimei, Solomon commanded that he should build him a house, and stay at Jerusalem, and attend upon him, and should not have authority to go over ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how solomon when.htm<a href="/library/watson/the_beatitudes_an_exposition_of_matthew_51-12/21_concerning_persecution.htm">Concerning Persecution</a> ... God bade Shimei curse. Shimei's tongue was the arrow, but it was God that shot it. God's Design. God has a twofold design in the persecutions of his children. ... /.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/21 concerning persecution.htm<a href="/library/flavel/on_keeping_the_heart/vii_the_seventh_season.htm">The Seventh Season,</a> ... When Shimei railed at David and cursed him, the spirit of that good man was not at all poisoned by revenge; for when Abishai offered him, if he pleased, the ... //christianbookshelf.org/flavel/on keeping the heart/vii the seventh season.htm<a href="/library/tidwell/the_bible_period_by_period/chapter_xi_the_reign_of.htm">The Reign of David.</a> ... It, however, contains what has been designated as "the greatest blot on David's character"-His charge to Solomon to put to death Shimei and Joab. ... /.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter xi the reign of.htm<a href="/library/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_18_the_instrumentality_of.htm">The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He ...</a> ... David, not murmuring against God, but acknowledging him to be a just judge, confesses that the curses of Shimei are uttered by his orders. ... /.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 18 the instrumentality of.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/">The Antiquities of the Jews</a> ... CHAPTER 9. Concerning The Insurrection Of Absalom Against David And Concerning Ahithophel And Hushai; And Concerning Ziba And Shimei; And How Ahithophel Hanged ... //christianbookshelf.org/josephus/the antiquities of the jews/<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/shimei.htm">Shimei (43 Occurrences)</a> ... 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 ... /s/shimei.htm - 30k<a href="/topical/s/shimei's.htm">Shimei's (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Shimei's (1 Occurrence). 1 ... Gath. And they told Shimei saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath. (DBY NIV). ... /s/shimei's.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/s/shim'e-i.htm">Shim'ei (40 Occurrences)</a> Shim'ei. Shimei, Shim'ei. Shimei's . ... Shim'ei (40 Occurrences). Exodus 6:17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. (See RSV). ... /s/shim'e-i.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/g/gera.htm">Gera (9 Occurrences)</a> ... (2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judges 3:15). (3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Samuel 16:5; 19:16, 18). Int. ... /g/gera.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/b/bahurim.htm">Bahurim (7 Occurrences)</a> ... Here Shimei resided, who poured forth vile abuse against David, and flung dust and stones at him and his party when they were making their way down the eastern ... /b/bahurim.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/j/jahath.htm">Jahath (7 Occurrences)</a> ... Union. (1.) A son of Shimei, and grandson of Gershom (1 Chronicles 23:10). ... 1 Chronicles 23:10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. ... /j/jahath.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/l/libni.htm">Libni (5 Occurrences)</a> ... Exodus 6:17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. ... 1 Chronicles 6:17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. ... /l/libni.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/r/rei.htm">Rei (1 Occurrence)</a> ... REI. re'-i (re`i, "friendly"; Rhesei): Rei, Shimei and the Gibborim who belonged to David are listed among those who did not join Adonijah in his attempt on the ... /r/rei.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/b/benjamite.htm">Benjamite (15 Occurrences)</a> ... ben'-ja-mit: One belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, such as Ehud (Judges 3:15), Saul (1 Samuel 9:1, 2), Sheba (2 Samuel 20:1), Shimei (1 Kings 2:8), etc. ... /b/benjamite.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/a/achish.htm">Achish (20 Occurrences)</a> ... David remained with Achish a year and four months. (2.) Another king of Gath, probably grandson of the foregoing, to whom the two servants of Shimei fled. ... /a/achish.htm - 16k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Benaiah-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Benaiah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/beheadings-in-the-Bible.html">Are there beheadings recorded in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/questions_Bible-people.html">Questions about People in the Bible (All) | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Shimei (43 Occurrences)<a href="/exodus/6-17.htm">Exodus 6:17</a> The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-18.htm">Numbers 3:18</a> These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5</a> When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/16-7.htm">2 Samuel 16:7</a> Shimei said when he cursed, "Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow! (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/16-13.htm">2 Samuel 16:13</a> So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him, and cursed as he went, threw stones at him, and threw dust. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">2 Samuel 19:16</a> Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">2 Samuel 19:18</a> A ferry boat went to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/19-21.htm">2 Samuel 19:21</a> But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, "Shall Shimei not be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's anointed?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/19-23.htm">2 Samuel 19:23</a> The king said to Shimei, "You shall not die." The king swore to him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/21-21.htm">2 Samuel 21:21</a> When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, killed him. (WEB ASV BBE NAS)<a href="/1_kings/1-8.htm">1 Kings 1:8</a> But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">1 Kings 2:8</a> "Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying,'I will not put you to death with the sword.' (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">1 Kings 2:36</a> The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and don't go out from there anywhere. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-38.htm">1 Kings 2:38</a> Shimei said to the king, "The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do." Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-39.htm">1 Kings 2:39</a> It happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, "Behold, your servants are in Gath." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-40.htm">1 Kings 2:40</a> Shimei arose, and saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-41.htm">1 Kings 2:41</a> It was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-42.htm">1 Kings 2:42</a> The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and warn you, saying,'Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die?' You said to me,'The saying that I have heard is good.' (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-44.htm">1 Kings 2:44</a> The king said moreover to Shimei, "You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father. Therefore Yahweh shall return your wickedness on your own head. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/2-46.htm">1 Kings 2:46</a> So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. (See NIV)<a href="/1_kings/4-18.htm">1 Kings 4:18</a> Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/3-19.htm">1 Chronicles 3:19</a> The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/4-26.htm">1 Chronicles 4:26</a> The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/4-27.htm">1 Chronicles 4:27</a> Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/5-4.htm">1 Chronicles 5:4</a> The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/6-17.htm">1 Chronicles 6:17</a> These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/6-29.htm">1 Chronicles 6:29</a> The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/6-42.htm">1 Chronicles 6:42</a> the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/8-21.htm">1 Chronicles 8:21</a> and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/23-7.htm">1 Chronicles 23:7</a> Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/23-9.htm">1 Chronicles 23:9</a> The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/23-10.htm">1 Chronicles 23:10</a> The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/25-3.htm">1 Chronicles 25:3</a> Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah. (DBY NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/25-17.htm">1 Chronicles 25:17</a> the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">1 Chronicles 27:27</a> and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the winecellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/29-14.htm">2 Chronicles 29:14</a> and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/31-12.htm">2 Chronicles 31:12</a> They brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/31-13.htm">2 Chronicles 31:13</a> Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ezra/10-23.htm">Ezra 10:23</a> Of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Ezra 10:33</a> Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/ezra/10-38.htm">Ezra 10:38</a> and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/esther/2-5.htm">Esther 2:5</a> There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/zechariah/12-13.htm">Zechariah 12:13</a> the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/naves/a/amnesty_for_political_offenses--to_shimei.htm">Amnesty for Political offenses: To Shimei</a><a href="/topical/s/shimei.htm">Shimei</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_benjamite--curses_david;_david's_magnanimity_toward.htm">Shimei: A Benjamite: Curses David; David's Magnanimity Toward</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_benjamite--grandfather_of_mordecai.htm">Shimei: A Benjamite: Grandfather of Mordecai</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_gershonite--son_of_jahath.htm">Shimei: A Gershonite: Son of Jahath</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_leader_of_singers_during_the_time_of_david.htm">Shimei: A Leader of Singers During the Time of David</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_levite.htm">Shimei: A Levite</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_levite_who_put_away_(divorced)_his_gentile_wife.htm">Shimei: A Levite Who Put Away (Divorced) his Gentile Wife</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_levite--treasurer_of_tithes_and_offerings_during_the_time_of_hezekiah.htm">Shimei: A Levite: Treasurer of Tithes and offerings During the Time of Hezekiah</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_merarite--son_of_libni.htm">Shimei: A Merarite: Son of Libni</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_reubenite--son_of_gog.htm">Shimei: A Reubenite: Son of Gog</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--a_son_of_heman.htm">Shimei: A Son of Heman</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--also_called_shimi--son_of_gershon.htm">Shimei: Also Called Shimi: Son of Gershon</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--an_officer_of_david.htm">Shimei: An officer of David</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--david's_overseer_of_vineyards.htm">Shimei: David's Overseer of Vineyards</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--father_of_a_family_in_the_tribe_of_benjamin,_(in_the_av,_called_shimhi).htm">Shimei: Father of a Family in the Tribe of Benjamin, (In the Av, Called Shimhi)</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--grandson_of_jeconiah.htm">Shimei: Grandson of Jeconiah</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--one_of_solomon's_commissary_officers.htm">Shimei: One of Solomon's Commissary officers</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--son_of_zacchur.htm">Shimei: Son of Zacchur</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--the_ancestor_of_a_family.htm">Shimei: The Ancestor of a Family</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimei--the_name_of_two_israelites_who_put_away_(divorced)_gentile_wives.htm">Shimei: The Name of Two Israelites Who Put Away (Divorced) Gentile Wives</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/s/shim'e-i's.htm">Shim'ei's (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/s/shimei.htm">Shimei (43 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/shimeites.htm">Shimeites (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/shimei's.htm">Shimei's (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/s/shimeathites--a_family_of_scribes.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Shimeathites: A Family of Scribes"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Shimeathites: A Family of Scribes" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/shim'e-i.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Shim'e-i"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Shim'e-i" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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