Bible Person

Shemaiah

Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shemaiah entry refers to the Levite in 2 Chronicles 29:14, not to the teaching Levite, the false prophet, or the post-exilic namesakes elsewhere. He belongs to the worship renewal of Judah under Hezekiah. First appears in 2 Chr 29:14.1

AI summary: This Shemaiah matters because his single cross reference places him among the Levites who respond when Hezekiah restores the temple to proper use. The entry helps show that reform was carried out through named families and willing servants. Taken together, the material presents this Shemaiah as a participant in Judah's liturgical renewal.1

Central Figure

Shemaiah

Meaning: that hears or obeys the Lord

A Levite (2 Chr.