Shomer

1. Father (2 Kgs 12:21), or perhaps the Moabite mother (2 Chr 24:26), of Jehozabad, a royal servant, who, with Jozacar, conspired against and murdered Joash, king of Judah. Shimrith is the feminine form of Shomer. See Shimrith.

2. Alternate name for Shemer, Heber’s son, in 1 Chronicles 7:34. See Shemer #3.