Shammah in the Bible

Meaning: loss; desolation; astonishment

Exact Match

And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife.

And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife.

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 first-born, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenFirstborn Sons

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



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

These were the descendants of Esau's son Reuel: tribal leaders Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the tribal leaders who descended from Reuel in the territory of Edom. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.

Reuel's descendants were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.


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

But David's brother Shimeah's son Jonadab reported, "Your majesty, don't assume they've killed all of the young men the king's sons only Amnon has died, since that was Absalom's intention from the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

When he defied Israel, David's brother Shimeah's son Jonathan killed him.


The three oldest sons of Jesse followed Saul into battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab, his second son, and Shammah, the third.

Then Jesse brought Shammah, and he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."


Next was Shammah, Agee the Hararite's son. One time the Philistines assembled to fight in a field where lentils had been growing. Israel's army retreated from the Philistines, but Shammah stood his ground in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. And the LORD brought about a great victory.


Shammah's son from Harar, Sharar the Hararite's son Ahiam,


Shammoth from Haror, Helez the Pelonite,


Shammah from Harod; Elika from Harod,


Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab his second born, Shimea his third born,


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


References

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