Elishama
Elishama [1]
ē̇ -lish´a -ma ( אלישׁמע , 'ĕlı̄shāmā‛ , "God has heard"):
(1) Grandfather of Joshua and son of Ammihud; prince of the tribe of Ephraim in the Exodus ( Numbers 1:10; Numbers 7:48 , Numbers 7:53; 1 Chronicles 7:26 ).
(2) A son of David, born in Jerusalem ( 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8 ).
(3) By textual corruption in 1 Chronicles 3:6 for Elishua, another of David's sons; compare 2 Samuel 5:15 .
(4) A scribe of Jehoiakim ( Jeremiah 36:12 , Jeremiah 36:20 , Jeremiah 36:21 ).
(5) One "of the seed royal," grandfather of Ishmael, the slayer of Gedaliah ( 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 41:1 ).
(6) A man of the tribe of Judah ( 1 Chronicles 2:41 ).
(7) One of the priests appointed by Jehoshaphat to teach the law ( 2 Chronicles 17:8 ).
