People of the Bible

Shemaiah (1 Chronicles 15:8)

The name Shemaiah means “that hears or obeys the Lord.” Shemaiah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 15:8.

Who was Shemaiah?

A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (1 Chr. 15:8).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Shemaiah

  • 1 Chronicles 15:8

    Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:

  • 1 Chronicles 15:11

    And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

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