McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Shemiramoth

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Shemiramoth


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(Heb. Shemiramoth', ùְׁîַéøָîåֹú , name of heights, i.e. Jehovah; Sept. Óìéñáìώè , v.r. Óéìéñáìώè , Óáìåéñáìώè , etc.), the name of two Levites.

1. A musician “of the second degree” in the arrangement of the choral services by David (1Ch_15:18), playing “With psalteries on Alamoth” (1Ch_15:20), and harps (16:5). B.C. 1043.

2. One of those sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law throughout the land (2Ch_17:8). B.C. 909.