Topic
Elnathan
5 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Kings 24:8Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
¶ Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
- Ezra 8:16Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. Name of three Levites in the time of Ezra
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
- Jeremiah 26:22Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
- Jeremiah 36:12Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
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 36:25ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
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) · 4 references
Whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from burning the roll of Jeremiah’s prophecies (Jer. 26:22; 36:12). (2.) Ezra 8:16.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
el-na'-than ('elnathan, "God has given"):
(1) The grandfather of Jehoiachin (2Ki 24:8).
(2) A courtier of Jehoiakim; he was one of those sent to Egypt to bring back the prophet Uriah (Jer 26:22), and one of those who heard the reading of Jeremiah's roll and entreated Jehoiakim not to burn the roll (Jer 36:12,25)--possibly the same person as (1) above.
(3, 4, 5) The name of two "chief men"--unless textual corruption has introduced the name at its second occurrence--and of one "teacher" sent for by Ezra from the camp at the river Ahava (Ezr 8:16).
F. K. Farr
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); 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.