Person Old Testament
Shimei
Shimei was a Levite of the family of Ladan who served during King David's reign. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 6:42.
Why it matters. Levite of the family of Ladan during David's reign.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shimei
Shimei was a Levite who belonged to the family of Ladan, also known as Libni (1Ch. 6:42; 23:9). He lived during the reign of King David and is mentioned in the genealogies of the Levites. In 1Ch.23.9, Shimei is listed along with his brothers Shelomoth and Haziel as heads of their fathers' households. As Levites, they would have had responsibilities related to the service of the tabernacle or temple, although their specific duties are not detailed in the text.
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
- Jehiel
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.