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SHEMAIAH (‘Jahweh has heard’).—1. The prophet who with Ahijah encouraged the revolution of the ten tribes from Jeroboam. In MT [Note: Massoretic Text.] he appears after the revolution has begun (1Ki_12:22-24, 2Ch_11:2-4). In the second LXX [Note: Septuagint.] account, however, he appears at the beginning, at the assembly in Shechem (1Ki_12:24). He is mentioned further in 2Ch_12:5-8, and his history in 2Ch_12:16. 2. Son of Shecaniah, descendant of Zerubbabel (1Ch_3:22). 3. Son of Shecaniah, ‘keeper of the east gate,’ and assistant to Nehemiah in repairing the wall (Neh_3:29). 4. A Simeonite (1Ch_4:37), perhaps Shimei of 1Ch_4:26; 1Ch_27:5. A Reubenite (1Ch_5:4), apparently called Shema in 1Ch_5:8. 6. A Merarite Levite dwelling in Jerusalem (1Ch_9:14, Neh_11:15). 7. A Levite of the family of Jeduthun (1Ch_9:16), called Shammua in Neh_11:17. 8. Head of the levitical Kohathite clan of Elizaphan in the time of David (1Ch_15:8; 1Ch_15:11). 9. The scribe who registered the names of the priestly courses in the time of David, son of Nethanel (1Ch_24:6). 10. A Korahite Levite, oldest son of Obed-edom (1Ch_26:4; 1Ch_26:6-7). 11. A Levite, teacher of the Law in Judah under Jehoshaphat (2Ch_17:8). 12. A Levite of the family of Jeduthun, engaged in purifying the Temple under Hezekiah (2Ch_29:14). 13. A Levite ‘over the freewill offerings of God’ (2Ch_31:16). 14. A chief of the Levites (2Ch_35:9), called Samaias in LXX [Note: Septuagint.] and in 1Es_1:9. 15. A chief man under Ezra (Ezr_8:16), called Maasmas and Samaias in 1 Es 8:43; 46. 16. One of the family of Adonikam (Ezr_8:18), in 1Es_8:39 Samaias. 17. A priest of the family of Harim who married a foreign wife (Ezr_10:21), in 1Es_9:21 Samameus. 18. A layman of the family of Harim who did the same (Ezr_10:31), in 1Es_9:32 Samabbeus. 19. A prophet, son of Delaiah, hired by Sanballat and Tobiah to terrify Nehemiah (Neh_6:10-14). 20. One of the 24 courses of priests (Neh_10:8; Neh_12:6; Neh_12:18). 21. A man present at the dedication of the wall (Neh_12:34). 22. A priest, descendant of Asaph (Neh_12:35). 23. A singer (or clan) having part in the dedication of the wall (Neh_12:36). 24. Another, or perhaps the same (Neh_12:42). 25. Father of Uriah the prophet (Jer_26:20). 26. A prophet, called ‘the Nehelamite,’ carried into captivity at Babylon with Jehoiachin, actively engaged in opposing Jeremiah (Jer_29:24-32). Jeremiah predicted the complete cutting off of his family. 27. Father of Delaiah, who was a prince in the reign of Zedekiah (Jer_36:12). 28. ‘The great,’ kinsman of Tobias (Tob_5:13). In several cases two of these may be the same individual. The identification has the most probability in reference to 2 and 3, 8 and 9, and 12 and 13.
George R. Berry.