husband_of_Shimeath

Male H8100H 1 book

Husband of Shimeath - Father of King Joash's assassins

Biography

Husband of Shimeath 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.

Family

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Shimeath Ammon

Ammonite woman

Mother of Jozacar, one of King Joash's assassins.
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Offspring

Jozacar Ammon

An Ammonite

One of the servants who killed King Joash
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In Scripture

1 biblical book

2 Kings 1 verse

2 Kings 12:21

"For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place."

Names & Aliases

Form	Language	Script	Strong's
Mentioned	Hebrew		H8100H