Person Old Testament
Shemaah
Shemaah, a Gibeathite warrior from Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 12:3.
Why it matters. Benjaminite warrior who joined David
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shemaah
Shemaah the Gibeathite is mentioned in 1Ch.12.3 as one of the Benjaminite warriors who joined David at Ziklag when he was fleeing from King Saul. Shemaah is described as a Gibeathite, indicating that he was from the city of Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He is listed among the mighty men and helpers of David in battle, but no specific details are given about his exploits or role in David's army.
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.
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)