A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from Jerusalem on the occasion of the rebellion of Absalom. The King James Version names Shimei in 15 verses, from 2 Samuel 16:5 to 1 Kings 2:44. The King James Version also gives the name Shimei to 15 other people, listed on this page.
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Who Shimei was.
A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from Jerusalem on the occasion of the rebellion of Absalom (2 Sam. 16:5-13). After the defeat of Absalom he “came cringing to the king, humbly suing for pardon, bringing with him a thousand of his Benjamite tribesmen, and representing that he was heartily sorry for his crime, and had hurried the first of all the house of Israel to offer homage to the king” (19:16-23). David forgave him; but on his death-bed he gave Solomon special instructions regarding Shimei, of whose fidelity he seems to have been in doubt (1 Kings 2:8, 9). He was put to death at the command of Solomon, because he had violated his word by leaving Jerusalem and going to Gath to recover two of his servants who had escaped (36-46).
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All 15 verses that name this Shimei.
2 Samuel 7
2 Samuel 16:5And 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.
2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
2 Samuel 16:13And 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 19:16And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
2 Samuel 19:18And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
2 Samuel 19:21But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’S anointed?
2 Samuel 19:23Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
1 Kings 8
1 Kings 2:8And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
1 Kings 2:36And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
1 Kings 2:38And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
1 Kings 2:39And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
1 Kings 2:40And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
1 Kings 2:41And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
1 Kings 2:42And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
1 Kings 2:44The 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;
Other people called Shimei.
Shimei, Son of Gershon.
Named in 7 verses.
Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
Numbers 3:18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 6:17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
1 Chronicles 23:10And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Zechariah 12:13The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
Shimei, One of David’s mighty men who refused to acknowledge Adonijah….
Named in 2 verses.
1 Kings 1:8But 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 Chronicles 4:26And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
1 Chronicles 4:27And 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.
Shimei.
Named in 2 verses.
2 Chronicles 31:12And 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.
2 Chronicles 31:13And 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.
Shimei, a son of Pedaiah, the brother of Zerubbabel.
Named in 1 verse.
1 Chronicles 3:19And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
Shimei, Son of Gog.
Named in 1 verse.
1 Chronicles 5:4The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Shimei, Son of Libni.
Named in 1 verse.
1 Chronicles 6:29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
Shimei, a Levite of the family of Gershon.
Named in 1 verse.
1 Chronicles 6:42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
Shimei, Son of Jeduthun.
Named in 1 verse.
1 Chronicles 25:17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
Shimei, a Ramathite who was “over the vineyards” of David.
Named in 1 verse.
1 Chronicles 27:27And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
Shimei, One of the sons of Heman, who assisted in the purification of….
Named in 1 verse.
2 Chronicles 29:14And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
Shimei.
Named in 1 verse.
Ezra 10:23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Shimei.
Named in 1 verse.
Ezra 10:33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Esther 2:5Now 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;
Questions about Shimei.
Who was Shimei in the Bible?
A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from Jerusalem on the occasion of the rebellion of Absalom. The King James Version names Shimei in 15 verses, from 2 Samuel 16:5 to 1 Kings 2:44.
Who was Shimei’s father?
Gera.
Where does Shimei speak in the Bible?
In 5 verses of the King James Version, most of them in 2 Samuel. His first words are in 2 Samuel 16:7.