The meaning of “שֶׁלֶמְיָה”
Understanding Shelemyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
שֶׁלֶמְיָה
or שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ Shelemyâhûw (shel-em-yaw'-hoo); from שֶׁלֶם and יָהּ; thankoffering of Jah Shelemiah. - § Shelemiah = "repaid by Jehovah" - Shelemjah, the name of nine Israelites 1) a son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 2) another son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Hananiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah in charge of the treasury 5) father of Jehucal or Jucal in the time of Zedekiah 6) Levite upon whom the lot for the East Gate fell; in the time of David 6a) also 'Meshelemiah' and 'Shallum' 7) father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Jehudi, who was the messenger sent to Baruch the scribe of Jeremiah 8) son of Abdeel and one the men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch 9) father of Irijah, the captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah
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Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'שֶׁלֶמְיָה' deepen your understanding of 1 Chronicles 26:14?