Shilo'ui [rather Shi'loni'] (Neh. xi, 5). See Shi- lon ite.
Shi'lonite [some Shilo'nite'] (Heb. with the art. hash-ahiloni', "'?lb-'Ti'r! [2 Chron. ix, 29], '^3lb^:n [x, 15],iD'biTrn [IKingsxi, 29; xii, 15; xv, 29; 1 Chron, ix, 5 (A. V. "the Shilonites")], or "'S'PTliri [Neh. xi, 5; A. V. "Shiloni"]; Sept. 6 Sz/Xwi/iV/je; l>"t if I Chron. ix, 5, 6 2?;Xa)i'i ; in Neh. xi, 5, Aj/Xwi-e v. r. 'HXaij'i and '2i]\uivi), a patrial or patronymic, used for two classes of persons.
1. A native or resident of Shiloh — a title ascribed only to Ahijah, the prophet who foretold to Jeroboam the disruption of the northern and southern kingdoms (1 Kings xi, 29; xii, 15; xv, 29; 2 Chron. ix, 29, x, 15). Its connection with Shiloh is fixed by 1 Kings xiv, 2, 4, which shows that that sacred spot was still the residence of the prophet. See Shiloh.
2. A descendant of Shelah, the youngest son ofJudah — a title that occurs (Neh. xi, 5) in a passage giving an account (like 1 Chrmi. ix, 3-6) of the families of Judah who lived in Jerusalem at the date to which it refers, and (like that) it divides them into the great houses of Pharez and Shelah. The same family are mentioned among the descendants of Judah dwelling in Jerusalem at a date difficult to fix (1 Chron. ix, 5). They are doubtless the members of the house who in the Penta- teuch (Numb, xxvi, 20) are more accurately designated Shelanites (q. v.). This is supported by the reading of the Targum Joseph on the passage " the tribe of She- lah," and is allowed by Gesenius. The change of She- la.ni to Shiloni is the same which seems to have occur- red in the name of Siloam — Shelach in Nehemiah and Shiloach in Isaiah. See Shelah.
Shil'shah (Heb. Shibhah', nrbd, triad [Gesen.] or stromi [FiirstJ; Sept. SriXiffw), the ninth named of the eleven sons of Zophah of the tribe of Asher (1 Chron. vii, 37). B.C. ante 1015.
Shini'ea (Heb. Shima', HV'^^.fame; Sept. 'Saj^aa, V. r. ^a^id, ^af-u'ic, 'Saj.uh', etc.), the name of four He- brews. See also Shimeah.
1. A Gershonite Levite, father of Berachiah and grandfather of Asaph the musician (1 Chron. vi, 39 [Heb. 24]). B.C. cir. 1200.
2. A Jlerarite Levite, son of Uzza and father of Hag- giah (1 Chron. vi, 30 [Heb. 15J). B.C. ante 1043.
3. Tlie third in age of David's brothers, and father of Jonathan who slew Goliath's brother (1 Chron. xx, 7). In the A. V. at 1 Chron. ii. 13 the name is even less correctly Anglicized " Shimma." Josephus calls him Samamits {'S.a^ajxoc, Ant. vi, 8, 1) and Sama {"Eofia, ibid, vii, 12, 2). He is elsewhere (2 Sam. xiii, 3, etc.) called Shimeah (q. v.); but Shammah (q. v.) appears to have been his more correct name (1 Sam. xvi, 9). See also SiiniEATHiTE.
4. A son of David and Bathsheba (1 Chron. iii. 5), elsewhere (2 Sam. v, 14 , 1 Chron. xiv, 4) called Sham- MUA (q. v.). See also David.
Shim'eah (Heb. Shimah', tirrd [text in 2 Sam. xxi, 21, Shimaij', "i;"n'j, but the margin has Nr"Cd], i. q. Shimea, Sept. ^afiaa, v. r. ^.a/xa, Sf^ma, I'a^f « ; in 2 Sam. xxi, 21, Sf/ta)- f^e name of two Hebrews.
1. One of David's older brothers, and father of Jona- than and Jonadab (2 Sam. xxi, 21); elsewhere (1 Sam. xvi, 9) called Shammah (q. v.), also Shimea (1 Chron. XX, 7; "Shimma," 1 Chron. ii, 13).
2. A " son" of Mikloth, who seems to have been the yoimgest son of Jehiel, a Benjamite, and "father"' ( ? founder) of Gibeon (1 Chron. viii, 32). B.C. perhaps .536. In a parallel passage (1 Chron. ix, 38) he is called Shimeam (q. v.).
Shim'eam (Heb. Shimam', Q:^"'?P, their fame ; Sept. £«;/art v. r. Srtjua ), a descendant of Jehiel the Benjamite, and a chief resident at Jerusalem (1 Chron.
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ix, 38) ; elsewhere (1 Chron. viii, 32) called Shimeaii (,q- V.)-
Shim'eath (Ilcb. S/iimafJi',rV'Z':},fem.o{ Skim- eah ; Sept. i£/(aa-J, v. r. ^a^ici^, So/ia, and 'Ujiovd^), an Amnmniless, niotlier of Zabad or Jozachar, one of the two nuirdcrers of king Josiah (2 Kings xii, 21; 2 Chron. xxiv, 2(5). B.C. ante 009.-
Shini'eathite (Ileb. only in the plur. Skimathim', ^"^ri"!'^. a ])atron_vaiic from Shimeah ; Sept. So^m- j(/( I. liie name of one of the three families of " scribes" resident at Jabez ( q. v. ) in the tribe of Jiidali; de- scendants apparently of a Shimea who seems himself to have been of the family of Salma, and not to have been connected with the Kenites (q. v.), possibly the brotlier of David (2 Sam. xxi, 21).
Shim'ei ( lleb. Skimi', "^""^"j, my fame, or re- nowned; Sept. 2«/i€i, but 'S.a^ati in 1 Chron. viii, 21; ^a^iot' in Ezra x, 23 ; SfjUf lar in Esth. ii, 5 ; and v. r. ^ifitia occasionally elsewhere), the name of some six- teen Hel)rews.
1. Tlie second named of the two sons of Gcrshon the son of Levi (Exod. vi, 17; A. V. "Shimi;" Numb, iii, 18; 1 Chron. vi, 17 [Ileb. 2]; Zech. xii, lo). B.C. post 1874. In 1 Chron. vi, 29 [Heb. 14] he is called the .WW of Libni and father of Uzza, and both are reck- oned as sons of Merari; but there is reason to suppose that there is some clerical error in this verse, as he is everj-where else represented to be Libni's broihei-. In 1 Chron. xxiii, 7-10 his posterity is enumerated, but the text has probably there also suffered a transposition, so that we ought to read. " Of the (iershonites were Laa- dan [or Libni] and Shimci. The sons of Laadan the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and .loel, three; these were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. The sons of Shimei, Slielomith [or Shelomoth ], and Haziel, and Haran, three. And the sons of Shelomith [instead of Shimei ] were .Lihath, Zina, and .Jensh. and Beriah ; these four were the sons of Shelomith [ or perhaps Shimei might here remain]. And Jahath was the chief," etc. Both Keil and Zockler (in Lange), how- ever, regard Laadan as different from Libni, and make out two distinct persons here by the name of Shimei. See No. 3, below.