Topic
Achbor
9 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- 2 Kings 22:14Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Or ABDON. One of Josiah's courtiers
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
- 1 Chronicles 1:49Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of King Baal-hanan
And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
- 2 Chronicles 34:20Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Or ABDON. One of Josiah's courtiers
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
- Genesis 36:38Easton · Smith · ISBE
And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
- Genesis 36:39Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of King Baal-hanan
And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
- 2 Kings 22:12Easton · Smith · ISBE
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
- Jeremiah 26:22Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Father of Elnathan
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
- Jeremiah 36:12Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Father of Elnathan
Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even 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…
- Jeremiah 36:25Nave 3. Father of Elnathan
Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Gnawing = mouse. (1.) An Edomitish king (Gen. 36:38; 1 Chr. 1:49).
(2.) One of Josiah’s officers sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the newly-discovered book of the law (2 Kings 22:12, 14). He is also called Abdon (2 Chr. 34:20).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 8 references
- Father of Baalhanan king of Edom. (Genesis 36:38,39; 1 Chronicles 1:49)
- Son of Michaiah, a contemporary of Josiah, (2 Kings 22:12,14; Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12) called ABDON in (2 Chronicles 34:20) (B.C. 623.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
ak'-bor (`akhbor, "mouse"):
(1) The father of Baal-hanan, who was the seventh of the eight kings who reigned in Edom before there were kings in Israel (Ge 36:38,39; 1Ch 1:49).
(2) The son of Micaiah (called in Chronicles Abdon the son of Micah) who went with Hilkiah the priest and other high officials, at the command of King Josiah, to consult Huldah the prophetess concerning the book that had been found (2Ki 22:12,14; 2Ch 34:20).
It may be presumed that this Achbor is also the man mentioned in Jer 26:22; 36:12, as the father of Elnathan, who went to Egypt for King Jehoiakim in order to procure the extradition of Uriah the prophet, and who protested against the burning of Baruch's roll.
Willis J. Beecher
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.