First name Shelemiah in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Shelemiah is the name of the descendant of Bani who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:39), as well as name of descendant of Bani who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:41), father of Hananiah_7 (NEH 3:30), and priest appointed by Nehemiah (NEH 13:13)
(and others...)
. Meaning of the name: God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace. Related names are: Jeremiah, Baruch, Hananiah . The translations of Shelemiah in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the ichthys
below, from Sê-Lê-Mia in Vietnamese to שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ in Hebrew!
Wear it!And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. (1CH 26:14)
And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, (EZR 10:39)
Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, (EZR 10:41)
After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. (NEH 3:30)
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. (NEH 13:13)
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them. (JER 36:14)
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them. (JER 36:26)
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. (JER 37:3)
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. (JER 37:13)
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, (JER 38:1)