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Shimri
SHIMRI (shĭm'rī, Heb. shimrî)
A son of Shemaiah and the head of a family in the tribe of Simeon (
SHIMRI shĭm’ rī (שִׁמְרִ֖י, watchful). A name shared by four different men of the OT. 1. A Simeonite the son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, a prince of his tribe (
2. The father of Jediael who was one of David’s faithful followers and a member of his army (
3. The son of Hosah, a Levite of the Merari division. He was appointed by David as a doorkeeper in the Temple. Although he was not the first-born, his father made him chief (
4. The son of Elizaphan, a Levite of the Gershon branch who assisted in the Temple reforms under Hezekiah (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
There are four Hebrews mentioned in the Bible who bear this name:
(1) A Simeonite, a son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, a chief of his tribe (
(2) The father of Jediael, a bodyguard of King David (
(3) A son of Hosah, a Levite. He was appointed by David to be doorkeeper in the house of the Lord. He was made chief of the tribe, although not the firstborn of his family (
(4) One of the sons of Elizaphan, a Levite. He assisted in purifying the temple in the time of Hezekiah (