1 Samuel person
Shammah
person
People
also: Shammah
A son of Jesse named among the three older sons who went to the battle with Saul.
Shammah in the Bible is one of Jesse’s sons, named as the third among the three older sons who went after Saul to the battle (1 Samuel 17:13). He is the 1 Samuel person first named at 1 Samuel 16:9.
When Jesse brought Shammah forward, the passage records the response, “The LORD has not chosen this one either” (1 Samuel 16:9). Shammah is named in at least 2 verses, both in 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 17:13).
2
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1
Books
1 Samuel 16:9
First named
Key verses
Across Scripture
1 Samuel