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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Shimeath

(feminine of Shimeah), an Ammonitess, mother of Jozachar or Zabad, one of the murderers of King Joash. (2 Kings 12:21) (22); 2Chr 24:26 (B.C. 809.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SHIMEATH

shim'-e-ath (shim`ath, or shim`ath; the Septuagint in 2 Kings, Iemouath, Codex Vaticanus in 2 Chronicles, Sama, Codex Alexandrinus Samath, Lucian, Samaath): Father of Jozacar (2 Kings 12:21 (22)), one of the murderers of Joash, king of Judah. According to 2 Chronicles 24:26 Shimeath is an Ammonitess and the mother, not the father, of Jozacar. Many textual emendations have been suggested (compare HDB, article "Shimeath"), but they are unnecessary, as the Chronicler's revised version of the incident in Kings was a deliberate one. The Chronicler was a sturdy opponent of intermarriage, and in the story of the assassination of King Joash he saw an opportunity to strike a blow against the hated practice. In the older account in Kings the names of the conspirators are given as "Jozakar the son of shim`ath, and Jehozabad the son of shemer." The two names are both masculine; but the final taw (t) of the former looked to the Chronicler like the feminine ending and offered him his opportunity. In his account, the one of the two murderers (dastardly villains, even though the king had merited death) was "the son of (shim`ath), the Ammonitess" and the other was "the son of (shimrith), the Moabitess" (compare Torrey, Ezra Studies, 212;).

Horace J. Wolf.

Strong's Hebrew

8100. Shimath -- an Ammonite woman
... 8099, 8100. Shimath. 8101 . an Ammonite woman. Transliteration: Shimath
Phonetic Spelling: (shim-awth') Short Definition: Shimeath. ...
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Thesaurus

Shimeath (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SHIMEATH. ... According to 2 Chronicles 24:26 Shimeath
is an Ammonitess and the mother, not the father, of Jozacar. ...
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Zabad (8 Occurrences)
... (4) Son of Shimeath the Ammonitess (2 Chronicles 26); he was one of the murderers
of King Joash of Judah; called "Jozacar" in 2 Kings 12:21 (Hebrew verse 22). ...
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Jehozabad (4 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
/j/jehozabad.htm - 8k

Shim'e-ath (1 Occurrence)
Shim'e-ath. Shimeath, Shim'e-ath. Shimeathites . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(See RSV). Shimeath, Shim'e-ath. Shimeathites . Reference Bible.
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Shomer (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHOMER. sho'-mer (shomer): (1) The father of one
of the conspirators who killed Joash (2 Kings 12:21). See SHIMEATH. ...
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Jozacar (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
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Jeho'zabad (2 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 24:26 And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son
of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess. ...
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Jozabad (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
/j/jozabad.htm - 11k

Murdered (25 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
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Moabitess (7 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 24:26 These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath
the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess. ...
/m/moabitess.htm - 9k

Bible Concordance

Shimeath (2 Occurrences)

2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
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2 Chronicles 24:26 These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Shimeath

Shimeath: Mother of an Assassin of King Joash

Related Terms

Zabad (8 Occurrences)

Jehozabad (4 Occurrences)

Shim'e-ath (1 Occurrence)

Shomer (3 Occurrences)

Jozacar (1 Occurrence)

Jeho'zabad (2 Occurrences)

Jozabad (10 Occurrences)

Murdered (25 Occurrences)