Topic
Pelatiah
8 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 3:21Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A son of Hananiah, of the family of David
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
- Nehemiah 10:22Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. One of those who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
- 1 Chronicles 4:42Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Simeonite who was captain in an expedition against the Amalekites
And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
- 1 Chronicles 4:43ISBE · Nave 2. A Simeonite who was captain in an expedition against the Amalekites
And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.
- Ezekiel 11:1–13Easton · Nave 4. A prince against whom Ezekiel prophesied, and who fell dead at the close of the prophecy
Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of…
- Ezekiel 11:1ISBE
Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of…
- Ezekiel 11:5–12Smith
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled…
- Ezekiel 11:13ISBE
¶ And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Deliverance of the Lord. (1.) A son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:21).
(2.) A captain of “the sons of Simeon” (4:42).
(3.) Neh. 10:22.
(4.) One of the twenty-five princes of the people against whom Ezekiel prophesied on account of their wicked counsel (Ezek. 11:1-13).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- Son of Hananiah the son of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:21) (B.C. after 536.)
- One of the captains of the marauding band of Simeonites who in the reign of Hezekiah made an expedition to Mount Seir and smote the Amalekites. (1 Chronicles 4:42) (B.C. about 700.)
- One of the heads of the people, and probably the name of a family who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:22) (B.C. about 440.)
- The son of Benaiah. and one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to utter the words of doom recorded in (Ezekiel 11:5-12) (B.C. about 592.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
pel-a-ti'-a (pelatyah, "Yahweh delivers"):
(1) One who "sealed" the covenant (Ne 10:22).
(2) A descendant of Solomon, grandson of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:21).
(3) A Simeonite, one of the captains who cleared out the Amalekites and dwelt on the captured land (1Ch 4:42,43).
(4) A prince of the people whom Ezekiel (in Babylon) pictures as `devising mischief' and giving `wicked counsel' in Jerusalem. He is represented as falling dead while Ezekiel prophesies (Eze 11:1,13). His name has the "-u," ending.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 5 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. A son of Hananiah, of the family of David 1Ch 3:21
- 2. A Simeonite who was captain in an expedition against the Amalekites 1Ch 4:42,43
- 3. One of those who signed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:22
- 4. A prince against whom Ezekiel prophesied, and who fell dead at the close of the prophecy Eze 11:1-13
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.