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Gera

Mentioned in 1022 BC traditional (Jones)

The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Child
Shimei
Tagged in
4 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Places

Places named in the same verses as Gera, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. possible location: Bahurim3
  2. location not graded: Jordan2
  3. possible location: Mahanaim1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1047–997 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

4 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 2 Samuel3
  2. 1 Kings1

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBGera 9
KJVGera 9
ASVGera 9

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Every verse

All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

2 Samuel3 verses
  1. 16:5

    As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

  2. 19:16

    Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,

  3. 19:18

    and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king

1 Kings1 verse
  1. 2:8

    Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18).