SHIMRI shĭm’ rī (שִׁמְרִ֖י, watchful). A name shared by four different men of the OT. 1. A Simeonite the son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, a prince of his tribe (1 Chron 4:37).

2. The father of Jediael who was one of David’s faithful followers and a member of his army (11:45).

3. The son of Hosah, a Levite of the Merari division. He was appointed by David as a doorkeeper in the Temple. Although he was not the first-born, his father made him chief (26:10).

4. The son of Elizaphan, a Levite of the Gershon branch who assisted in the Temple reforms under Hezekiah (2 Chron 29:13).