Bible Person
Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord · Male · 2 cross references
This Shemaiah entry refers to the Levite leader who helps bring up the ark in David's time, not to the post-exilic Levites or other figures of the same name. He belongs to the worship personnel surrounding one of Israel's great liturgical moments. First appears in 1 Chr 15:8.1
AI summary: This Shemaiah matters because his cross references place him among the Levites who help order, sanctify, and conduct the ark procession under David. His role reinforces the combination of joy, reverence, and structure that marks the event. Taken together, the material presents this Shemaiah as a named servant in the public worship life of David's reign.1
Central Figure
Shemaiah
Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord
A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (1 Chr.
A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (1 Chr. 15:8). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.