Elihu
An ancestor of Samuel.
A written article for Elihu is still to come. Below and alongside: where Elihu appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.
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1200 BC1000 BC
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Elihu1100 BC to 1042 BC
Original word
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אֱלִיהוּ elihuH453
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Citations
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Where Elihu appears in Scripture
וַיְהִי אִישׁ אֶחָד מִן-הָרָֽמָתַיִם צוֹפִים מֵהַר אֶפְרָיִם וּשְׁמוֹ אֶלְקָנָה בֶּן-יְרֹחָם בֶּן-אֱלִיהוּא בֶּן-תֹּחוּ בֶן-צוּף אֶפְרָתִֽי׃
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
בְּלֶכְתּוֹ אֶל-צִֽיקְלַג נָֽפְלוּ עָלָיו׀ מִֽמְּנַשֶּׁה עַדְנַח וְיֽוֹזָבָד וִידִֽיעֲאֵל וּמִֽיכָאֵל וְיֽוֹזָבָד וֶֽאֱלִיהוּא וְצִלְּתָי רָאשֵׁי הָֽאֲלָפִים אֲשֶׁר לִמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
בְּנֵי שְׁמַֽעְיָה עָתְנִי וּרְפָאֵל וְעוֹבֵד אֶלְזָבָד אֶחָיו בְּנֵי-חָיִל אֱלִיהוּ וּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
לִֽיהוּדָה אֱלִיהוּ מֵֽאֲחֵי דָוִיד לְיִשָׂשכָר עָמְרִי בֶּן-מִֽיכָאֵֽל׃
Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
וַיִּחַר אַף׀ אֱלִיהוּא בֶן-בַּרַכְאֵל הַבּוּזִי מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת רָם בְּאִיּוֹב חָרָה אַפּוֹ עַֽל-צַדְּקוֹ נַפְשׁוֹ מֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
וֶֽאֱלִיהוּ חִכָּה אֶת-אִיּוֹב בִּדְבָרִים כִּי זְֽקֵנִים-הֵמָּה מִמֶּנּוּ לְיָמִֽים׃
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
וַיַּרְא אֱלִיהוּא כִּי אֵין מַעֲנֶה בְּפִי שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ׃
When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
וַיַּעַן׀ אֱלִיהוּא בֶן-בַּֽרַכְאֵל הַבּוּזִי וַיֹּאמַר צָעִיר אֲנִי לְיָמִים וְאַתֶּם יְשִׁישִׁים עַל-כֵּן זָחַלְתִּי וָֽאִירָא׀ מֵחַוֺּת דֵּעִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.