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Person in the Bible

Shimei

Mentions
39
Chapters
19
Books
9

Shimei - a name shared by multiple biblical figures - most prominently appears as a Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom's rebellion and was later pardoned though commanded never to cross the Kidron Valley. The name also belongs to several Levites, priests, and court officials throughout Israel's history.

Hear their story sung

"“Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’"
1 Kings 2

Every chapter

In canonical order across 9 books

Exodus
6
v. 17
Numbers
3
v. 18
2 Samuel
16
v. 5
19
v. 16
1 Kings
1
v. 8
2
v. 8
4
v. 18
1 Chronicles
3
v. 19
4
v. 26
5
v. 4
6
v. 17
23
v. 7
25
v. 17
27
v. 27
2 Chronicles
29
v. 14
31
v. 12
Ezra
10
v. 23
Esther
2
v. 5
Zechariah
12
v. 13

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