Person Old Testament
Shelomoth
Also known as Shelomoth =ESV, NIV, LK
Shelomoth (or Shelomith), Levites of the family of Shimei, son of Gershon. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 23:9.
Why it matters. Levite descendants of Shimei
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shelomoth
Shelomoth (or Shelomith) is mentioned twice in 1Ch.23.9 as one of the sons of Shimei, who was a descendant of Gershon, son of Levi. The passage lists the Levites who were appointed to various duties during the reign of King David. Shelomoth and his brothers, Haziel and Haran, are named as the sons of Shimei. They are described as heads of the fathers' houses of Laadan the Gershonite.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Shimei
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)