Elishama

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. Grandfather of Joshua

• Numbers 1:10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
• Numbers 2:18 On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud,
• Numbers 7:48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
• Numbers 7:53 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 10:22 Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
• 1 Chronicles 7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

2. A son of David

• 2 Samuel 5:16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
• 1 Chronicles 3:8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet— nine in all.
• 1 Chronicles 14:7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

3. Another son of David, elsewhere called ELISHUA, which see

• 1 Chronicles 3:6 David’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,

4. A descendant of Judah

• 1 Chronicles 2:41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

5. Probably identical with number four

• 2 Kings 25:25 In 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.
• Jeremiah 41:1 In 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.

6. A secretary to Jehoiakim

• Jeremiah 36:12 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.

7. A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law

• 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.