McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Shage

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Shage


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(Heb. Shage', ùָׁâֵà , erring; Sept. Óáãή v.r. ÓùëÜ ), a “Hararite,” appears as the father of Jonathan, one of David's captains (1Ch_11:34). B.C. cir. 1050. In the parallel list of 2Sa_23:33, he is called SHAMMAH (q.v.), unless, as seems probable, there is a confusion between Jonathan the son of “Shage the Hararite,” Jonathan the son of Shammah, David's brother, and “Shammah.the son of Agee the Hararite.”