Person Old Testament
Shemaiah
Shemaiah, a Levite who contributed to the Passover offerings during Josiah's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 35:9.
Why it matters. Levite during Josiah's reign
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shemaiah
Shemaiah was a Levite who lived during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. In 2Ch.35.9, he is mentioned along with Conaniah, Nethanel, and Hashabiah as leaders of the Levites who gave 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls to the Levites for the Passover celebrations. This contribution was part of Josiah's great Passover observance, which followed his reforms and the rediscovery of the Book of the Law. Shemaiah's willingness to provide for the Passover offerings demonstrates the Levites' support for Josiah's efforts to restore proper worship and religious practices in Judah.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)