Elishama

A son of King David born in Jerusalem.

A written article for Elishama is still to come. Below and alongside: where Elishama appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Elishama
    1048 BC to 1043 BC

Original word

  • אֱלִישָׁמָע elishama
    H476
Relationships
Father: David Mother: Wives of David taken in Jerusalem Brother: Absalom Brother: Adonijah Brother: Amnon Brother: Chileab Brother: Daniel Brother: Eliada Brother: Eliphalet Brother: Eliphelet Brother: Elishua Brother: Elpalet Brother: Elpelet Brother: Ibhar Brother: Ithream Brother: Japhia Brother: Jerimoth Brother: Nathan Brother: Nepheg Brother: Nogah Brother: Shammua Brother: Shephatiah Brother: Shobab Brother: Solomon Sister: Tamar Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
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Where Elishama appears in Scripture

Numbers 1

לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף לְאֶפְרַיִם אֱלִֽישָׁמָע בֶּן-עַמִּיהוּד לִמְנַשֶּׁה גַּמְלִיאֵל בֶּן-פְּדָהצֽוּר׃
10
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

Numbers 2

דֶּגֶל מַֽחֲנֵה אֶפְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם יָמָּה וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֱלִֽישָׁמָע בֶּן-עַמִּיהֽוּד׃
18
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Numbers 7

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי נָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אֶפְרָיִם אֱלִֽישָׁמָע בֶּן-עַמִּיהֽוּד׃
48
On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:
וּלְזֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים בָּקָר שְׁנַיִם אֵילִם חֲמִשָּׁה עַתֻּדִים חֲמִשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵֽי-שָׁנָה חֲמִשָּׁה זֶה קָרְבַּן אֱלִֽישָׁמָע בֶּן-עַמִּיהֽוּד׃
53
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Numbers 10

וְנָסַע דֶּגֶל מַֽחֲנֵה בְנֵֽי-אֶפְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל-צְבָאוֹ אֱלִֽישָׁמָע בֶּן-עַמִּיהֽוּד׃
22
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

2 Samuel 5

וֶאֱלִֽישָׁמָע וְאֶלְיָדָע וֶֽאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃
16
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

2 Kings 25

וַיְהִי׀ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בָּא יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-נְתַנְיָה בֶּן-אֱלִישָׁמָע מִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה וַֽעֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים אִתּוֹ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-גְּדַלְיָהוּ וַיָּמֹת וְאֶת-הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֶת-הַכַּשְׂדִּים אֲשֶׁר-הָיוּ אִתּוֹ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃
25
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

1 Chronicles 2

וְשַׁלּוּם הוֹלִיד אֶת-יְקַמְיָה וִֽיקַמְיָה הֹלִיד אֶת-אֱלִֽישָׁמָֽע׃
41
And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

1 Chronicles 3

וְיִבְחָר וֶאֱלִֽישָׁמָע וֶֽאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃
6
Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
וֶאֱלִֽישָׁמָע וְאֶלְיָדָע וֶֽאֱלִיפֶלֶט תִּשְׁעָֽה׃
8
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

1 Chronicles 7

לַעְדָּן בְּנוֹ עַמִּיהוּד בְּנוֹ אֱלִֽישָׁמָע בְּנֽוֹ׃
26
Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

1 Chronicles 14

וֶאֱלִֽישָׁמָע וּבְעֶלְיָדָע וֶֽאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃
7
And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

2 Chronicles 17

וְעִמָּהֶם הַלְוִיִּם שְֽׁמַעְיָהוּ וּנְתַנְיָהוּ וּזְבַדְיָהוּ וַֽעֲשָׂהאֵל ‫(ושמרימות)‬ וּשְׁמִֽירָמוֹת וִיהֽוֹנָתָן וַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּ וְטֽוֹבִיָּהוּ וְטוֹב אֲדֽוֹנִיָּה הַלְוִיִּם וְעִמָּהֶם אֱלִֽישָׁמָע וִֽיהוֹרָם הַכֹּֽהֲנִֽים׃
8
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

Jeremiah 36

וַיֵּרֶד בֵּית-הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל-לִשְׁכַּת הַסֹּפֵר וְהִנֵּה-שָׁם כָּל-הַשָּׂרִים יֽוֹשְׁבִים אֱלִישָׁמָע הַסֹּפֵר וּדְלָיָהוּ בֶן-שְׁמַעְיָהוּ וְאֶלְנָתָן בֶּן-עַכְבּוֹר וּגְמַרְיָהוּ בֶן-שָׁפָן וְצִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶן-חֲנַנְיָהוּ וְכָל-הַשָּׂרִֽים׃
12
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 Hananiah, and all the princes.
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ חָצֵרָה וְאֶת-הַמְּגִלָּה הִפְקִדוּ בְּלִשְׁכַּת אֱלִישָׁמָע הַסֹּפֵר וַיַּגִּידוּ בְּאָזְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת כָּל-הַדְּבָרִֽים׃
20
And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-יְהוּדִי לָקַחַת אֶת-הַמְּגִלָּה וַיִּקָּחֶהָ מִלִּשְׁכַּת אֱלִישָׁמָע הַסֹּפֵר וַיִּקְרָאֶהָ יְהוּדִי בְּאָזְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבְאָזְנֵי כָּל-הַשָּׂרִים הָעֹמְדִים מֵעַל הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
21
So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

Jeremiah 41

וַיְהִי׀ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בָּא יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-נְתַנְיָה בֶן-אֱלִישָׁמָע מִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה וְרַבֵּי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים אִתּוֹ אֶל-גְּדַלְיָהוּ בֶן-אֲחִיקָם הַמִּצְפָּתָה וַיֹּאכְלוּ שָׁם לֶחֶם יַחְדָּו בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃
1
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.