Shimei (2 Chronicles 31:12)
The name Shimei means “Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame.” Shimei is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Chronicles 31:12.
Family of Shimei
Siblings
Who was Shimei?
A Levite (2 Chr. 31:12, 13).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Shimei
- 2 Chronicles 31:12
And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
- 2 Chronicles 31:13
And 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 Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.