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Shama

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shama, the son of Hotham the Aroerite, was one of the mighty men in David's army.

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Shama, mentioned in 1Ch.11.44, was one of the mighty men who served in King David's army. He is identified as the son of Hotham the Aroerite, indicating his family background. The mighty men were a group of skilled warriors who demonstrated exceptional bravery and loyalty to David throughout his military campaigns. They were renowned for their strength, courage, and military prowess. Shama's inclusion in this list highlights his significant contributions to David's victories and his position as a trusted and valiant soldier. The text does not provide further details about Shama's specific accomplishments or the battles in which he participated. However, his recognition as one of David's mighty men suggests that he played a notable role in establishing and maintaining the king's reign over Israel.

Family

Father
Hotham
Sibling
Jeiel

Bible dictionary

Shama Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(obedient), one of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:44) (B.C. 1020.)

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Shama Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

SHA'MA (obedient), a warrior of David's. 1 Chr 11:44.

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Shama Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

SHA'MA (obedient), a warrior of David's. 1 Chr 11:44.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Shama appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8091

1 Chronicles1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.