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Shammua, Shammuah

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: S By: James P. Boyd

(heard). (1) The Reubenite spy (Num. 13:4⁴And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. (Numbers 13:4)). (2) A son of David, born in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 5:14¹⁴And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, (2 Samuel 5:14); 1 Chron. 14:4⁴Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, (1 Chronicles 14:4)). Shimea (1 Chron. 3:5⁵And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel: (1 Chronicles 3:5)). (3) A Levite (Neh. 11:17¹⁷And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (Nehemiah 11:17)). (4) A priest representing the family of Bilgah (Neh. 12:18¹⁸Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; (Nehemiah 12:18)).

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