Husband of Shimeath - Father of King Joash's assassins
Husband of Shimeath
Named in 1 verse of 2 Kings, first in 2 Kings 12:21.
About Husband of Shimeath Written by AI
The husband of Shimeath, an Ammonitess, is not named in the biblical text. He is mentioned indirectly in 2 Kings 12:21 as the father of Jozachar (or Zabad, according to 2 Chronicles 24:26), one of the two servants who conspired against King Joash of Judah and assassinated him. Jozachar's mother, Shimeath, is identified as an Ammonitess, indicating that her husband may have also been an Ammonite or that she married an Israelite.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- 2 Kings 12:21
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.