This name belongs to 7 different people in the Bible:
- Elishama: A descendant of Jerahmeel from the tribe of Judah
- Elishama: A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law
- Elishama: Grandfather of Ishmael, who assassinated Gedaliah
- Elishama: A son of King David born in Jerusalem
- Elishama: A secretary during Jehoiakim's reign
- Elishama: A leader from the tribe of Ephraim
- Elishua: A son of David born in Jerusalem
Definition
from H410 and H8085; God of hearing; Elishama, the name of seven Israelites
Traditional renderings: Elishama.
Traditional renderings: Elishama.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
17 total
- Numbers 1:10אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע · Elishama…from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
- Numbers 2:18אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע · is ElishamaOn the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
- Numbers 7:48אֱלִֽישָׁמָ֖ע · ElishamaOn the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:53אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע · of Elishama…and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
- Numbers 10:22אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע · with ElishamaNext, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- 2 Samuel 5:16וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע · ElishamaElishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
- 2 Kings 25:25אֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע · of ElishamaIn the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:41אֱלִישָׁמָֽע׃ · ElishamaShallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
- 1 Chronicles 3:6וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע · ElishuaDavid’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
- 1 Chronicles 3:8וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֧ע · ElishamaElishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.
- 1 Chronicles 7:26אֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע · ElishamaLadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
- 1 Chronicles 14:7וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע · ElishamaElishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8אֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע · Elishama…accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
- Jeremiah 36:12אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע · Elishama…he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
- Jeremiah 36:20אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע · of ElishamaSo the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.
- Jeremiah 36:21אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע · of ElishamaThen the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.
- Jeremiah 41:1אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע · of ElishamaIn the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.