SHEMER

1. Owner of the hill of Samaria, which Omri, king of Israel, bought as the site of his new capital city and named after Shemer (1 Kgs 16:24).

2. Merarite Levite, Mahli’s son and the father of Bani; he was a temple singer during David’s reign (1 Chr 6:46).

3. Asherite, Heber’s son and a leader among his people (1 Chr 7:34).