Shimri
שִׁמְרִי/SHIM-ry/
“My watch; vigilant”
Summary
The name of four men in the Old Testament, including a Simeonite chief, the father of one of David's warriors, and two Levites.
☩Individuals Named Shimri
Four men bear this name in Scripture. The first was a son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, serving as a chief among the Simeonites. The second was the father of Jediael, one of David's elite bodyguard warriors. The third was a son of Hosah, a Merarite Levite whom David appointed as a doorkeeper of the ark; though not the firstborn, his father made him chief among his brothers. The fourth was a son of Elizaphan, a Levite who assisted in the purification of the Temple during Hezekiah's religious reforms.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 4:371 Chronicles 11:451 Chronicles 26:102 Chronicles 29:13
See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shimri," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Shimri," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).