Shammah in the Bible

Meaning: loss; desolation; astonishment

Exact Match

And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.

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.

Thematic Bible



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

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

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


But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, responded, “Do not let my lord suppose they have put to death all the young men, the king’s sons, for Amnon alone is dead; because by the intent of Absalom this has been determined since the day that he violated his sister Tamar.

When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down.


The three older sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle. And the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”


Now after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people fled from the Philistines. But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, defended it and struck the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great victory.


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


Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,


Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,


and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,


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


References

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