Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
SHIM'EA, SHIM'EAH(the hearing - i.e., answering- prayer). Brother of David, 2 Sam 21:21 called Shammah and Shimma. A son of David by Bathsheba. 1 Chr 3:5; called Shammua and Shammuah. A Merarite Levite. 1 Chr 6:30. A Gershonite Levite. 1 Chr 6:39. A Beniamite. 1 Chr 8:32. SHIM'EAM (the hearing- i.e., answering - prayer), 1 Chr 9:38; same as 4, above.