Bible Dictionary
Sharonite
A Sharonite was a person from the plain of Sharon. Shitrai, who cared for David’s royal herds, is the only person explicitly given this designation.
Definition
A Sharonite was a person belonging to Sharon. Shitrai is the only person explicitly given this designation in Scripture.
Biblical Usage
Shitrai the Sharonite had charge of David’s royal herds in the plain of Sharon.
Historical Background
The designation identifies a person with the district of Sharon.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(belonging to Sharon), The Shitrai, who had charge of the royal herds in the plain of Sharon, (1 Chronicles 27:29) is the only Sharonite mentioned in the Bible.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>shar'-un-it (ha-sharoni; ho Saroneites): Applied in Scripture only to Shitrai (1Ch 27:29).</p><p>See SHARON.</p>