Pelatiah

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  1 Chronicles 3:21.

2.  1 Chronicles 4:42.

3.  Nehemiah 10:22.

4. One of the 25 princes; ringleader of the scorners "devising mischief." Like Ananias ( Acts 5:5) stricken dead; an earnest of the destruction of the rest, as Ezekiel foretold ( Ezekiel 11:1-13). The prophet fell on his face thereupon saying, "Ah! Lord God! wilt Thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?" The people regarded Pelatiah as a mainstay of the city. His name suggested hope, from Paalat "to escape," or Υah Pileet , "God delivers." Is that hope to be disappointed? asks Ezekiel; is his death a token that all, even the remnant, shall be destroyed?

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Pelati'ah. (Delivered By Jehovah).

1. Son of Hananiah, the son of Zerubbabel.  1 Chronicles 3:21. (B.C. after 536).

2. 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).

3. 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).

4. 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).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

One of the twenty-five princes of the people against whom Ezekiel prophesied on account of their wicked counsel ( Ezekiel 11:1-13 ).

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Pelatiah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/p/pelatiah.html. 1897.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Hananiah, a descendant of David.  1 Chronicles 3:21 .

2. Captain in the tribe of Simeon when they smote the Amalekites.   1 Chronicles 4:42 .

3. One who sealed the covenant.   Nehemiah 10:22 .

4. One seen in a vision by Ezekiel, described as son of Benaiah, and who devised mischief and gave wicked counsel in the city, He died when Ezekiel prophesied.   Ezekiel 11:1,13 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 3:21 2 1 Chronicles 4:42 2 Ezekiel 11:1 11:13 Jeremiah 27:1-3 Jeremiah 37:5 37:7 37:11 4 Nehemiah 10:22

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

PELATIAH. 1. A ‘prince of the people’ (  Ezekiel 11:1 ); he died as the prophet delivered his message (  Ezekiel 11:13 ). It is difficult to decide whether Pelatiah’s death is to be understood as actual or merely symbolical. 2. A grandson of Zerubbabel (  1 Chronicles 3:21 ). 3. A Simeonite (  1 Chronicles 4:42 ). 4. A signatory to the covenant (  Nehemiah 10:22 ).

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

Son of Hananiah. ( 1 Chronicles 4:42) There was another of this name in the days of Ezekiel, ( Ezekiel 11:1). Derived from Palat, to deliver—and Jah, the Lord.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Pelatyah', פְּלִטְיָה , Delivered Of Jehovah; also in the prolonged form Pelatyau ‘ Hu, פְּלִטְיָהוּ  Ezekiel 11:1;  Ezekiel 11:13; Sept. Φαλετία , Φαλεττία , Nehemiah Φαλτία , in Ezekiel Φαλτίας ) , the name of four Jews.

1. Son of Ishi, of the tribe of Simeon, and one of the captains of the five hundred men who made a successful attack on the Amalekites in Mount Seir, in the reign of Hezekiah ( 1 Chronicles 4:42). B.C. cir. 700.

2. 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. The prophet in spirit saw him stand at the east gate of the Temple, and, as he spoke, the same vision showed him Pelatiah's sudden death ( Ezekiel 11:1;  Ezekiel 11:13). B.C. cir. 592.

3. The first named of two (three) sons of Hananiah, among the descendants of David ( 1 Chronicles 3:21). B.C. post 536.

4. One of the heads of the people who joined in the covenant with Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 10:22). B.C. cir. 440.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pel - a - tı̄´a ( פּלטיה , pelaṭyāh , "Yahweh delivers"):

(1) One who "sealed" the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:22 ).

(2) A descendant of Solomon, grandson of Zerubbabel ( 1 Chronicles 3:21 ).

(3) A S imeonite, one of the captains who cleared out the Amalekites and dwelt on the captured land ( 1 Chronicles 4:42 ,  1 Chronicles 4:43 ).

(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 ( Ezekiel 11:1 ,  Ezekiel 11:13 ). His name has the "-u," ending.