Nathan-Melech

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

A eunuch or chamberlain in Josiah's court, by whose chamber at the entering in of Jehovah's house, in the suburbs, were the horses sacred to the sun; these Josiah took away and burned the sun chariots with fire ( 2 Kings 23:11).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Na'than-me'lech. (The Gift Of The King). A eunuch, (Authorized Version, "chamberlain"), in the court of Josiah.  2 Kings 23:11. (B.C. 628).

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

An officer in the court of Manasseh, king of Judah,  2 Kings 23:11. His name is compounded of Nathan, gift—and Melech, king.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Nathan-Melech An official in the reign of Josiah, whose name is used to designate one of the halls or chambers of the Temple (  2 Kings 23:11 ).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 2 Kings 23:11Eunuch

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

nā´than - mēl´ek ( נתן־מלך , nethan - melekh , "king's gift"): A J udean official, to whose chamber King Josiah removed "the horses of the sun" ( 2 Kings 23:11 ). The Septuagint calls him "Nathan, the king's eunuch" (Ναθὰν βασιλέως τοῦ εὐνούχου , Nathán basiléōs toú eunoúchou ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrew, Nethan' -Me'lek, נְתִןאּמֶלֶךְ , i.e., Nathan Of The King; Sept. Ναθάν Βασιλεύς ), a eunuch (A.V. "chamberlain") in the court of Josiah, by whose chamber at the entrance to the Temple were the horses which the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun ( 2 Kings 23:11). B.C. 628.