Shimrith
שִׁמְרִית/SHIM-rith/
“Guard; watchfulness (feminine form of Shimri)”
Summary
A Moabitess who was the mother of Jehozabad, one of the servants who assassinated King Joash of Judah.
☩Identity
Shimrith was a Moabitess, the mother of Jehozabad, one of the two servants who conspired against and assassinated King Joash of Judah. In the parallel account in 2 Kings 12:21, she is called Shomer, which is the same name without the feminine ending. The naming of foreign mothers in connection with this conspiracy may suggest that their influence contributed to the servants' actions against the king.
Key verses:2 Chronicles 24:262 Kings 12:21
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shimrith," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Shimrith," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).