Bible Person

Shemaah

Male · 1 cross reference

Shemaah is the Benjaminite father of Ahiezer and Joash in 1 Chronicles 12:3. He belongs to the family background of fighters who join David from Saul-linked territory. First appears in 1 Chr 12:3.1

AI summary: Shemaah matters because his single cross reference survives through sons who align themselves with David at a decisive stage. Even a paternal notice helps root that shift of loyalty in a remembered household. Taken together, the material presents this Shemaah as a familial source in David's expanding coalition.1

Central Figure

Shemaah

Rumour, a Benjamite whose sons “came to David to Ziklag” (1 Chr.