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Shemaiah
the name means Jah has heard Strong's Lexicon
Shemaiah, a Levite of the sons of Elizaphan, who helped bring the ark to Jerusalem.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at 1 Chronicles 15:8.
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Verses that name Shemaiah
- 1 Chronicles 15:8 from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
- 1 Chronicles 15:11 David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.