Shamma
Divided Kingdom
Tribe of Asher
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Shamma was a son of Zophah and a descendant of Asher.
Shamma was the third son of Jesse of Bethlehem and a brother of King David, listed in 1 Samuel 16:9 (as Shammah) as one of the three eldest sons who stood before Samuel during the anointing. He is also identified as the father of Jonadab and Jonathan in 2 Samuel 13:3 and 21:21, representing an important collateral branch of the Davidic family.