אֵלָה

e.lahElah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man16 occurrences5 books15 verses
This name belongs to 6 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Elah: Son of Caleb; father of Kenaz
  • Elah: Son of Uzzi, a Benjamite
  • Elah: Son of Baasha, king of Israel
  • Elah: Father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel
  • Elah: A chief of Edom, descendant of Esau
  • Valley of Elah: Site of David's victory over Goliath

Definition

the same as H424; Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Elah.

Glossary entries

Elah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Genesis 36:41אֵלָ֖ה · Elah
    Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
  2. 1 Samuel 17:2הָאֵלָ֑ה · of Elah
    Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:19הָֽאֵלָ֑ה · of Elah
    They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
  4. 1 Samuel 21:9הָאֵלָ֗ה · of Elah
    The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
  5. 1 Kings 16:6אֵלָ֥ה · Elah
    And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
  6. 1 Kings 16:8אֵלָ֨ה · Elah
    In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
  7. 1 Kings 16:13אֵלָ֣ה · Elah
    This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
  8. 1 Kings 16:14אֵלָ֖ה · of Elah
    As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  9. 2 Kings 15:30אֵלָ֗ה · of Elah
    Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
  10. 2 Kings 17:1אֵלָ֧ה · of Elah
    In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
  11. 2 Kings 18:1אֵלָ֖ה · of Elah
    In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
  12. 2 Kings 18:9אֵלָ֖ה · of Elah
    In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
  13. 1 Chronicles 1:52אֵלָ֖ה · Elah
    Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
  14. 1 Chronicles 4:15 (2×)אֵלָ֖ה · Elah; אֵלָ֖ה · of Elah
    The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
  15. 1 Chronicles 9:8וְאֵלָ֥ה · Elah
    Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;