Topic
Meshillemoth
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Chronicles 28:12Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of an Ephramite who protested against the attempt of the Israelites to ensalve their captive brethren
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
- Nehemiah 11:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A priest
And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
- 2 Chronicles 28:13Nave 1. Father of an Ephramite who protested against the attempt of the Israelites to ensalve their captive brethren
And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Requitals. (1.) The father of Berechiah (2 Chr. 28:12).
(2.) A priest, the son of Immer (Neh. 11:13).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- An Ephraimite, one of the chiefs of the tribe in the reign of Pekah. (2 Chronicles 28:12)
- The same as MESHILLEMITH. (Nehemiah 11:13)
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.