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JERIMOTH

(Heb. yĕrîmôṯ) (also JEREMOTH)

Personal name, alternately spelled Jeremoth. English texts are not consistent in following the Hebrew spelling.

1. One of the five sons of Bela who served as head of an ancestral family during the reign of David (1 Chr. 7:7).

2. A Benjaminite warrior related to King Saul who joined David at Ziklag after he fled from Saul (1 Chr. 12:5[MT 6]). As with the others who attached themselves to the future king, Jerimoth was an able warrior who could shoot both the bow and sling with either hand.

3. A family head from the tribe of Levi among the descendants of Mushi assigned temple duty or administrative roles during the Davidic kingdom (1 Chr. 24:30; called Jeremoth at 23:23).

4. A temple musician and seer during David’s reign (1 Chr. 25:4; called Jeremoth at v. 22).

5. The military commander of the tribal forces from Naphtali during David’s reign (1 Chr. 27:19).

6. A son of King David whose daughter Mahalath married King Rehoboam of Judah (2 Chr. 11:18).

7. An overseer of the royal temple storerooms during the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:13).

David C. Maltsberger

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JERIMOTH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)