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Elishama
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Whom God hears.
Elishama (1)
#A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26).
Elishama (2)
#One of David’s sons (2 Sam. 5:16).
Elishama (3)
#Another of David’s sons (1 Chr. 3:6).
Elishama (4)
#A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the people the law (2 Chr. 17:8).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(whom God hears).
The “prince” or “captain” of the tribe of Ephraim in the wilderness of Sinai. (Numbers 1:10; 2:18; 7:48; 10:22) (B.C. 1491.) From (1 Chronicles 7:26) we find that he was grandfather to the great Joshua. A son of King David. (1 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 14:7) Another son of David, (1 Chronicles 3:6) who in the other lists is called Elishua. (B.C. after 1044.) A descendant of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:41) The father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Ishmael. (2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 41:1) Scribe of King Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 36:12,20,21) (B.C. 605.) A priest in the time of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:8) (B.C. 912).
In the Bible
17
Verses where Elishama is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:41
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
- 1 Chronicles 3:6
David’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
- 1 Chronicles 3:8
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.
- 1 Chronicles 7:26
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
- 1 Chronicles 14:7
Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8
accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
+11 more verses naming Elishama.
Scripture on Elishama
14
Elishama references
16
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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