Shammah in the Bible

Meaning: loss; desolation; astonishment

Exact Match

And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

Thematic Bible



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

These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.

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


Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty man.

Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah, said, "My lord should not say, 'They have killed all the young men who are the king's sons.' For only Amnon is dead. This is what Absalom has talked about from the day that Amnon humiliated his sister Tamar.

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimeah, killed him.


Jesse's three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.

Then Jesse presented Shammah. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this one either."


Next in command was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, where there happened to be an area of a field that was full of lentils, the army retreated before the Philistines. But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended it and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory.


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


Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,


Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,


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


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


References

Hastings

Easton

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