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Shammah

5 verses · 9 family members

Also known as: Shimma, Shimeah, Shimei

Verses Mentioning Shammah

  1. Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

  2. The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

  3. Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

  4. But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.

  5. Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,