Person Old Testament
Shemariah
Shemariah, a Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 12:5.
Why it matters. Benjamite warrior who joined David
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shemariah
Shemariah was a Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag while David was hiding from King Saul. According to 1Ch.12.5, Shemariah was among the Benjamites, along with Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, and Shephatiah, who were described as brave warriors, expert with the bow, and able to shoot arrows or sling stones right-handed or left-handed. These skilled warriors aligned themselves with David and provided him with valuable military support during his time of exile and conflict with Saul.
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.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)