Atlas Biblica

    17 others in the registry answer to the name Shimei. Every Shimei in the Bible

    person

    Shimei

    שִׁמְעִי

    Shimei was a Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom's rebellion but later sought the king's forgiveness.

    verses
    15
    first named
    2 Samuel 16:5
    last named
    1 Kings 2:46
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    David's adversary

    Description

    Who was Shimei?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shimei was a Benjamite from the family of Saul who encountered King David during Absalom's rebellion (2Sa. 16:5). As David fled Jerusalem, Shimei cursed him, threw stones at him, and accused him of being a murderer and a wicked man (2Sa. 16:7, 13). After Absalom's defeat, Shimei met David at the Jordan River, seeking forgiveness for his actions (2Sa. 19:16, 18). Although Abishai, one of David's men, wanted to kill Shimei, David spared his life (2Sa. 19:21, 23). However, on his deathbed, David instructed his son Solomon to deal with Shimei, suggesting that he should not be left unpunished (1Ki. 2:8-9). Solomon later confined Shimei to Jerusalem and warned him that leaving the city would result in his death, a condition Shimei initially accepted (1Ki. 2:36-38). However, when Shimei violated this agreement by leaving Jerusalem to retrieve his runaway servants, Solomon ordered his execution (1Ki. 2:39-46).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Shimei10 of 20 entities the graph connects to Shimei, in 2 groups: ground 1, events 9. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JerusalemLocated in · 3 events · 888 versesGroundIsrael1 event · 2,578 versesDavid12 events · 964 versesMan1 event · 612 versesSolomon4 events · 272 versesJordan3 events · 179 versesCurse3 events · 43 versesGath2 events · 41 versesAbishai1 event · 24 versesBenaiah1 event · 23 versesEventsShimei

    The 10 best-attested of 20 are drawn. All 20 are listed below.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 2 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Shimei happensAll 4 places the claims about Shimei reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gath, Jordan, Jerusalem, Bahurim. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Shimei there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.GathJordanJerusalemBahurim
    United MonarchyAll 4 places the claims about Shimei reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 15, across 2 books. The name is written 18 times in them.

    1. 2 Samuel7 verses

      16:516:716:1319:1619:1819:2119:23

    2. 1 Kings8 verses

      2:82:362:382:392:402:412:422:44

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Shimei, Men Of Benjamin, Ziba Sons, and Ziba Servants’ hurrying down and Shimei’s throwing stones of David and King ServantsDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christvia Shimei’s bringing back of Shimeis Slaves and Shimei’s setting outShimeis SlavesShimeis Slaves is a group attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via BahurimAzmavethOne of David's mighty men, a Barhumitevia Shimei’s bringing back of Shimeis SlavesBringing BackBringing Back is a concept gathering 23 labelled instances in the text.via Death of ShimeiDeathDeath is a concept gathering 207 labelled instances in the text.via Death of ShimeiKidronA valley east of Jerusalem, site of significant eventsvia Putting To Death of Shimei and ManIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Shimei, Men Of Benjamin, Ziba Sons, and Ziba Servants’ hurrying downJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's historyvia Putting To Death of Shimei and ManManMan is a concept gathering 198 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on