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Shemariah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God keeps). (1) An adherent of David at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:5⁵Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, (1 Chronicles 12:5)). (2) Two who took foreign wives (Ezra 10:32,41³²Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. (Ezra 10:32)
⁴¹Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, (Ezra 10:41)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:5⁵Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, (1 Chronicles 12:5)).

2-3. Two who had married strange wives (Ezra 10:32,41³²Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. (Ezra 10:32)
⁴¹Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, (Ezra 10:41)).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

guarded of Jehovah