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    Shammah

    Pronounced SHAM-uh

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    ✓ In the King James Bible (spelled Shama) — Yes — Shammah (spelled Shama in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Samuel 23:11-12.
    Meaning
    "Astonishment; Desolation; Fame"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Shammah was one of David's three mightiest warriors who single-handedly defended a field of lentils against a Philistine army when all of Israel fled. His stand — over a seemingly insignificant lentil field — teaches that faithful defense of small things is heroic in God's eyes.

    Spiritual meaning

    Shammah teaches that standing your ground on small things — even a lentil field — can be the most courageous act of all.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles... But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it."

      2 Samuel 23:11-12 (KJV) →
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