Person Old Testament
Shemaiah
Shemaiah, a Levite gatekeeper, son of Obed-Edom, during David's reign. Mentioned in 3 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 26:4.
Why it matters. Levite gatekeeper during David's reign
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shemaiah
Shemaiah was a Levite who served as a gatekeeper during the reign of King David. He is mentioned in 1Ch.26.4,6-7 as one of the sons of Obed-Edom, a Gittite who was blessed by God for housing the ark of the covenant (2Sa.6.11). Shemaiah had brothers who were able men with strength for the service, totaling 62 from the family of Obed-Edom (1Ch.26.8). Among Shemaiah's sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, along with their brothers Elihu and Semachiah, who are described as able men. As gatekeepers, Shemaiah and his family would have been responsible for guarding the entrances to the temple and maintaining order within its precincts.
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.
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- Obed-edom
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.