(Heb. Shemaryah', שְׁמִרְיָה , kept of Jehovah; or, in the prolonged from [1 Chronicles 12:5], Shemarya'hu, שְׁמִרְיָהוּ; Sept. Σαμαρία, v.r. Σαμαρεία, Σαμαραία, Σαμορία ), the name of four Hebrews.
1. One of the valiant Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5). B.C. 1054.
2. Middle named of the three sons of Rehoboam by his second wife, Abihail (2 Chronicles 11:19. A.V. "Shamariah"). B.C. cir. 973.
3. A laymaan, of the "sons of Harim" who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity (Ezra 10:32). B.C. 458.
4. Another layman of the "sons of Bani" who did the same (Ezra 10:41). B.C. 458.