II Chronicles 29:13

Misinterpretations often dismiss this verse as irrelevant genealogy, ignoring its context in highlighting faithful Levitical participation amid national revival; others might allegorize the names—such as falsely claiming 'Shimri' (meaning 'watchful') mandates modern vigilance in unrelated ways—or extract it for numerological prophecies, like assigning spiritual significance to the number of names listed, detached from the historical narrative of temple purification under Hezekiah.

This verse lists two Levites, Shimri and Jeiel, from the clan of Elizaphan, who joined others in responding to King Hezekiah's urgent call to sanctify themselves and cleanse the temple of defilements accumulated during years of neglect, underscoring the importance of immediate obedience, priestly organization by ancestral families, and collective effort in restoring true worship to God as part of Hezekiah's sweeping religious reforms.