Person Old Testament
Shimei
Shimei was a Levite who assisted in purifying the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 29:14.
Why it matters. Levite who helped purify the temple under King Hezekiah.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shimei
Shimei is mentioned in 2Ch.29.14 as one of the Levites who participated in the purification of the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah. He is listed alongside other Levites from the families of Kohath and Merari who responded to Hezekiah's call to consecrate themselves and cleanse the temple. The purification process involved removing all the unclean items from the temple and restoring proper worship practices. As a Levite, Shimei would have had specific duties related to the temple service and played a role in this important religious reform.
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)