Shammua
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Shammua . 1 . The Reubenite spy ( Numbers 13:4 ). 2 . One of David’s sons ( 2Sa 5:14 , 1 Chronicles 14:4; called in 1 Chronicles 3:6 Shimea ). 3 . A Levite ( Nehemiah 11:17 ) = Shemaiah of 1 Chronicles 9:16 . 1 Chronicles 9:4 . The head of a priestly family ( Nehemiah 12:18 ).
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Shammu'a. (Renowned).
1. Reubenite spy, son of Zaccur. Numbers 13:4. (B.C. 1490).
2. Son of David, by his wife Bathsheba. 1 Chronicles 14:4. (B.C. 1045).
3. A Levite, the father of Abda. Nehemiah 11:17. The same as Shemaiah, 6 .
4. The representative of the priestly family of Bilgah, or Bilgai, in the days of Joiakim. Nehemiah 12:18. (B.C. about 500).
Easton's Bible Dictionary [3]
Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Shammua'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/s/shammua.html. 1897.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [4]
1. Numbers 13:4.
2. 1 Chronicles 14:4; Shimea in 1 Chronicles 3:5.
3. Nehemiah 11:17; called also Shemaiah, father of Obadiah ( 1 Chronicles 9:16).
4. Nehemiah 12:18.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. id. שִׁמּוּעִ , Renowned ; Sept. Σαμουήλ in Numbers 13:4; Σαμμουά in 2 Samuel 5:14; Σαμμαού in 1 Chronicles 14:4, v.r. Σαμαά ; Σαμαίου in Nehemiah 11:17, v.r. Σαμουί ) , the name of four men.
1. The son of Zaccur and the representative of the tribe of Reuben among those first sent by Moses to explore Canaan ( Numbers 13:4). B.C. 1657.
2. One of the sons of David, by his wife Bathsheba, born to him in Jerusalem ( 1 Chronicles 14:4). B.C. cir. 1045. In the A.V. of 2 Samuel 5:14 the same Heb. name is Anglicized "Shammuah," and in 1 Chronicles 3:5 he is called SHIMEA (See Shimea) (q.v.). In all the lists he is placed first among the four sons of Bathsheba; but this can hardly have been the chronological order, since Solomon appears to have been born next to the infant which was the fruit of her criminal connection with David ( 2 Samuel 12:24).
3. A Levite, the grandson of Jedulthun, son of Galal, and father of Abda ( Nehemiah 11:17). B.C. ante 450. He is the same as SHEMAIAH the father of Obadiah ( 1 Chronicles 9:16).
4. The representative of the priestly family of Bilgah, or Bilgai, in the days of the high priest Joiakim ( Nehemiah 12:18). B.C. cir. 500.
