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Person Old Testament

Shimei

Shimei was the son of Pedaiah and nephew of King Jeconiah, mentioned in the genealogy of David's descendants. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 3:19.

Why it matters. Son of Pedaiah and nephew of King Jeconiah.

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Shimei

Shimei is mentioned in 1Ch.3.19 as a son of Pedaiah and a brother of Zerubbabel. He is listed in the genealogy of King David's descendants, particularly in the line of King Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin). This genealogy traces the royal lineage after the Babylonian exile, suggesting that Shimei was born during or after the exile.

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.

Parents
Pedaiah
Siblings
Zerubbabel

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)

    3:19

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