Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy - unnamed husband of Shimeath
Shimeath's husband, unnamed in the Bible, was the father of Jozachar, one of the assassins of King Joash.
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The husband of Shimeath, an Ammonitess, is not named in the biblical text. He is mentioned indirectly in 2Ki.12.21 as the father of Jozachar (or Zabad, according to 2Ch.24.26), one of the two servants who conspired against King Joash of Judah and assassinated him. Jozachar's mother, Shimeath, is identified as an Ammonitess, indicating that her husband may have also been an Ammonite or that she married an Israelite.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8100
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
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