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Shimrith

Shimrith shim'-rith (shimrith, "guard," feminine): A Moabitess, the mother of Jehozabad, one of those that conspired against King Joash (2Ch 24:26). Elsewhere (2Ki 12:21) Jehozabad is described as the son of S...

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Shimrith shim'-rith (shimrith, "guard," feminine): A Moabitess, the mother of Jehozabad, one of those that conspired against King Joash (2Ch 24:26). Elsewhere (2Ki 12:21) Jehozabad is described as the son of SHOMER (which see), the same name without the feminine ending.

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