Bible Dictionary
Shemariah
Shemariah, meaning “whom Jehovah guards,” was the name of several Israelites, including a warrior who joined David and men who returned from exile or put away foreign wives.
Definition
Shemariah, meaning “whom Jehovah guards,” is the name of several Israelites. They include a Benjamite warrior, a son of Rehoboam, and men or families recorded among those connected with the return from exile.
Biblical Usage
A Benjamite named Shemariah joined David at Ziklag. Other bearers of the name appear in the genealogies of Rehoboam and in the lists of men who had married foreign wives.
Historical Background
The name occurs in the forms Shemaryah and Shemaryahu.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom Jehovah guards. (1.) One who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (2.) Ezra 10:32, 41.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(kept by Jehovah).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>shem-a-ri'-a, she-mar'-ya (shemaryah and shemaryahu, "whom Jahveh guards"):</p><p>(1) A Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:5, Codex Vaticanus Sammaraia; Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus Samaria; Lucian, Samarias).</p><p>(2) A son of Rehoboam (2Ch 11:19).</p><p>(3) One of the sons of Harim who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:32, Codex Vaticanus Samareia, Lucian, Samarias; Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus Semaria).</p><p>(4) One of the sons of Bani who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:41, Codex Alexandrinus Samareias; Codex Vaticanus Samareia; Lucian, Samarias).</p><p>Horace J. Wolf</p>