Shemiramoth
Shemiramoth, a Levite appointed by David to play the harp and lyres in the procession of the ark.
The name Shemiramoth means “the height of the heavens”
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Summary
A musician living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 15:18; only referred to as Shemiramoth (שְׁמִירָמוֹת).
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Alternative names
- שְׁמִירָמוֹתShemiramoth
Mentions
- …and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
- Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
- Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals