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Shemaiah
the name means Jah has heard Strong's Lexicon
Shemaiah, a Levite sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Book of the Law in Judah.
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 2 Chronicles 17:8.
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Verses that name Shemaiah
- 2 Chronicles 17:8 accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.