Reference: Elishama
Easton
whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Nu 1:10; 1Ch 7:26). (2.) One of David's sons (2Sa 5:16). (3.) Another of David's sons (1Ch 3:6). (4.) A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the people the law (2Ch 17:8).
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Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,
And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
Fausets
1. Nu 1:10; 2:18; 7:48; 10:22; 1Ch 7:26-27. 1Ch 7:2. 2Sa 5:15-16; 1Ch 3:6,8; 14:7.
3. 1Ch 2:41. According to tradition, father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Ishmael, "of the seed royal" at the captivity (2Ki 25:25; Jer 41:1).
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Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,
On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim:
Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
But in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, came with ten men and made an attack on Gedaliah, causing his death and the death of the Jews and the Chaldaeans who were with him at Mizpah.
And Jeremiah gave orders to Baruch, saying, I am shut up, and am not able to go into the house of the Lord:
Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.
Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they gave the king an account of all the words. So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi gave a reading of it in the hearing of the king and all the rulers who were by the king's side.
Now it came about in the seventh month that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, having with him ten men, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah; and they had a meal together in Mizpah.
Hastings
1. A prince of the tribe of Ephraim at the census in the wilderness, son of Ammihud and grandfather of Joshua (Nu 1:10; 2:18; 1Ch 7:26). 2. One of David's sons, born in Jerusalem (2Sa 5:16; 1Ch 3:8; 14:7). 3. In 1Ch 3:6 by mistake for Elishua of 2Sa 5:15; 1Ch 14:5. 4. A descendant of Judah, son of Jekamiah (1Ch 2:41). 5. The father of Nethaniah, and grandfather of Ishmael, 'of the seed royal,' who killed Gedaliah at the time of the Exile (2Ki 25:25; Jer 41:1). Jerome, following Jewish tradition identifies him with No. 4. 6. A scribe or secretary to Jehoiakim (Jer 36:12,20-21). 7. A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law in the cities of Judah (2Ch 17:8).
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Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,
On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
But in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, came with ten men and made an attack on Gedaliah, causing his death and the death of the Jews and the Chaldaeans who were with him at Mizpah.
And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.
Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they gave the king an account of all the words. So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi gave a reading of it in the hearing of the king and all the rulers who were by the king's side.
Now it came about in the seventh month that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, having with him ten men, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah; and they had a meal together in Mizpah.
Morish
Elisha'ma
1. Son of Ammihud and grandfather of Joshua: he was a chief of Ephraim. Nu 1:10; 2:18; 7:48,53; 10:22; 1Ch 7:26.
2, 3. Two sons of David born at Jerusalem. 2Sa 5:16; 1Ch 3:6,8; 14:7: one of whom is apparently called ELISHUA in 2Sa 5:15; 1Ch 14:5.
4. Son of Jekamiah, a descendant of Judah. 1Ch 2:41.
5. Father of Nethaniah, 'of the seed royal.' 2Ki 25:25; Jer 41:1.
6. Priest sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people. 2Ch 17:8.
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Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,
On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim:
And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
But in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, came with ten men and made an attack on Gedaliah, causing his death and the death of the Jews and the Chaldaeans who were with him at Mizpah.
And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.
Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they gave the king an account of all the words. So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi gave a reading of it in the hearing of the king and all the rulers who were by the king's side.
Now it came about in the seventh month that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, having with him ten men, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah; and they had a meal together in Mizpah.
Smith
Elish'ama
(whom God hears).
1. The "prince" or "captain" of the tribe of Ephraim in the wilderness of Sinai.
(B.C. 1491.) From
we find that he was grandfather to the great Joshua.
2. A son of King David.
3. Another son of David,
who in the other lists is called ELISHUA. (B.C. after 1044.)
See Elishua
4. A descendant of Judah.
5. The father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Ishmael.
6. Scribe of King Jehoiakim.
(B.C. 605.)
7. A priest in the time of Jehoshaphat.
(B.C. 912).
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Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,
On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim:
Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
And those men who were not overtaken by death were cruelly diseased: and the cry of the town went up to heaven.
But in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, came with ten men and made an attack on Gedaliah, causing his death and the death of the Jews and the Chaldaeans who were with him at Mizpah.
And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.
Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they gave the king an account of all the words. So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi gave a reading of it in the hearing of the king and all the rulers who were by the king's side.
Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, took all the rest of the people whom Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had made prisoners, after he had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the people from Mizpah, that is, the men of war and the women and the children and the unsexed servants, whom he had taken back with him from Gibeon: