Person Old Testament
Shimeah
Also known as Shimei =ESV, LK, Shammah, Shimea =ESV, NIV, KJV; Shimma =KJV
Shimeah (also known as Shimei, Shammah, or Shimea) was a brother of King David and the father of Jonadab (or 'Jonathan'). Mentioned in 7 verses across 3 books, first at 1 Samuel 16:9.
Why it matters. Brother of David; father of Jonadab (or 'Jonathan').
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shimeah
Shimeah, also referred to as Shimei, Shammah, or Shimea, was one of King David's brothers (1Ch. 2:13). He was the son of Jesse and is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah. Shimeah had a son Jonadab (or 'Jonathan'). Jonathan is described as a skilled warrior who killed a Philistine giant (2Sa. 21:21; 1Ch. 20:7), while Jonadab is portrayed as a crafty man who helped Amnon, David's son, to deceive and rape his half-sister Tamar (2Sa. 13:3, 32).
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.
- Children
- Jonadab
Appears in Scripture
Named in 7 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.