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Ex. 6:17
17
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. (Exodus 6:17)
). (2) A Benjamite who cursed David (
2 Sam. 16:5-13
5
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
6
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8
The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
9
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
10
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
12
It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
13
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. (2 Samuel 16:5‑13)
;
1 Kings 2:44-46
44
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
45
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord for ever.
46
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. (1 Kings 2:44‑46)
). (3) One of David’s warriors (
1 Kings 1:8
8
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. (1 Kings 1:8)
). (4) A commissary of Solomon (
1 Kings 4:18
18
Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: (1 Kings 4:18)
). (5) Brother of Zerubbabel (
1 Chron. 3:19
19
And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: (1 Chronicles 3:19)
). (6) A Simeonite (
1 Chron. 4:26-27
26
And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
27
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:26‑27)
). (7) A Reubenite (
1 Chron. 5:4
4
The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, (1 Chronicles 5:4)
). (8) A Levite (
1 Chron. 6:42
42
The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 6:42)
). (9) Leader of 10th musical course (
1 Chron. 25:17
17
The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: (1 Chronicles 25:17)
). (10) David’s vineyardist (
1 Chron. 27:27
27
And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: (1 Chronicles 27:27)
). (11) Ancestor of Mordecai (
Esther 2:5
5
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; (Esther 2:5)
). (12) Levites in
2 Chron. 29:14; 31:12-13
14
And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. (2 Chronicles 29:14)
12
And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
13
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. (2 Chronicles 31:12‑13)
;
Ezra 10:23,33,38
23
Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. (Ezra 10:23)
33
Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. (Ezra 10:33)
38
And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, (Ezra 10:38)
).
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