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(Heb. Shemaryah', ùְׁîִøְéָä , kept of Jehovah; or, in the prolonged from [1Ch_12:5], Shemarya'hu, ùְׁîִøְéָäåּ ; Sept. Óáìáñßá , v.r. Óáìáñåßá , Óáìáñáßá , Óáìïñßá ), the name of four Hebrews.
1. One of the valiant Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag (1Ch_12:5). B.C. 1054.
2. Middle named of the three sons of Rehoboam by his second wife, Abihail (2Ch_11:19. A.V. “Shamariah”). B.C. cir. 973.
3. A laymaan, of the “sons of Harim” who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity (Ezr_10:32). B.C. 458.
4. Another layman of the “sons of Bani” who did the same (Ezr_10:41). B.C. 458.