Bible Person
Meaning: Shimron · Male · 2 cross references
Shimrith is the mother of Jehozabad, one of the conspirators who kill Joash, and is remembered to distinguish that assassin's background. This figure appears in the dark political aftermath of Joash's decline. First appears in 2 Kgs 12:21.1
AI summary: Shimrith matters because the cross references place the name inside the assassination record of a Judean king, adding familial specificity to a violent court event. The mention reminds readers that even terse royal notices often preserve the kinship identity of those involved. Taken together, the material presents Shimrith as a maternal identifier in the account of Joash's downfall.1
Central Figure
Shimrith
Meaning: Shimron
The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chr.
The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chr. 24:26). 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.