Bible Person

Shimri

Meaning: thorn; dregs · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shimri entry refers to the Levite assisting in temple purification in 2 Chronicles 29:13, not to the Simeonite ancestor or the father of David's warriors. He belongs to the worship renewal of Judah under Hezekiah. First appears in 2 Chr 29:13.1

AI summary: This Shimri 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 Shimri as a participant in Judah's liturgical renewal.1

Central Figure

Shimri

Meaning: thorn; dregs

Assisted at the purification of the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr.