Shammah in the Bible

Meaning: loss; desolation; astonishment

Exact Match

These are Reuel’s sons:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son:
Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
These are the chiefs of Reuel
in the land of Edom.
These are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

Verse ConceptsRejecting People

And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenFirstborn Sons

And after him, Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite: the Philistines were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines;

Verse ConceptsIsrael Fleeing

but Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.

Verse ConceptsSwords

Thematic Bible



These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

These were the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.


Amnon had a friend named Jonadab. He was the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab usually knew how to get what he wanted.

Jonadab son of David's brother Shimea, said: Do not think that all the young men are dead. They have not killed all the king's sons. Only Amnon is dead. Absalom decided to do this the day his half brother raped his sister Tamar.

When he challenged Israel, Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimei, killed him.


Jesse's three oldest sons joined Saul's army for the battle. The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. He said: Jehovah has not chosen this one either.


Next in rank to him was Shammah, the son of Agee from Harar. The Philistines had gathered at Lehi, where there was a field of ripe lentils. When the troops fled from the Philistines, he stood in the middle of the field and defended it by killing Philistines. So Jehovah won an impressive victory.


Jonathan son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,


Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,


Shammah from Harod, Elika from Harod,


Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,


When he challenged Israel, Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimea, killed him.


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