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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Israel, had revolted against his authority. (2 Kings 17:3) Hoshea submitted and consented to pay
tribute; but he soon after concluded all alliance with the king of Egypt, and withheld his tribute in
consequence. In B.C. 723 Shalmaneser invaded Palestine for the second time, and, as Hoshea
refused to submit, laid siege to Samaria. The siege lasted to the third year, B.C. 721, when the
Assyrian arms prevailed. (2 Kings 17:4-6; 18:9-11) It is uncertain whether Shalmaneser conducted
the siege to its close, or whether he did not lose his crown to Sargon before the city was taken.
Shama
(obedient), one of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:44) (B.C. 1020.)
Shamariah
(kept by Jehovah), son of Rehoboam. (2 Chronicles 11:19)
Shamed
(keeper), properly Shamer or Shemer; one of the pens of Elpaal the Benjamite. (1 Chronicles
8:12)
Shamer
(keeper).
•Merarite Levite. (1 Chronicles 6:46)
•Shomer, an Asherite. (1 Chronicles 7:34)
Shamgar
(sword), son of Anath, judge of Israel. When Israel was in a most depressed condition, Shamgar
was raised up to be a deliverer. With no arms in his hand but an ox-goad, (Judges 3:31) comp.
1Sam 13:21 He made a desperate assault upon the Philistines, and slew 600 of them. (B.C. about
1290.)
Shamhuth
(desolation), the fifth captain for the fifth month in David’s arrangement of his army. (1
Chronicles 27:8) (B.C. 1020.)
Shamir
(n point or thorn.)
•A town in the mountain district of Judah. (Joshua 15:48) only. It probably lay some eight or ten
miles south of Hebron.
•A place in Mount Ephraim, the residence and burial-place of Tola the judge. (Judges 10:1,2)
Perhaps Samur, half-way between Samaria and Jenin .
•A Kohathite, son of Micah or Michal, the first-born of Uzziel. (1 Chronicles 24:24)
Shamma
(astonishment), one of the sons of Zophar, an Asherite. (1 Chronicles 7:37)
Shammah
(astonishment).
•The son of Reuel the son of Esau. (Genesis 36:13,17; 1 Chronicles 1:37) (B.C. about 1700.)
•The third son of Jesse, and brother of David. (1 Samuel 16:9; 17:13) Called also Shimea., Shimeah
and Shimma.
•One of the three greatest of David’s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:11-17) (B.C. 1061.)
•The Harodite, one of David’s mighties. (2 Samuel 23:25) He is called ”Shammoth the Harorite”
in (1 Chronicles 11:27) and ”Shamhuth the Izrahite” ibid. (1 Chronicles 27:8)
•In the list of David’s mighty men in (2 Samuel 23:32,33) we find “Jonathan, Shammah the
Hararite;” while in the corresponding verse of (1 Chronicles 11:34) it is Jonathan.
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