Elnathan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

el-na'-than ('elnathan, "God has given"): (1) The grandfather of Jehoiachin (2 Ki 24:8). (2) A courtier of Jehoiakim; he was one of those sent to Egypt to bring back the prophet Uriah (Jer 26:22), and one of those who heard the reading of Jeremiah's roll and entreated Jehoiakim not to burn the roll (Jer 36:12,25)--possibly the same person as (1) above. (3, 4, 5) The name of two "chief men"--unless textual corruption has introduced the name at its second occurrence-- and of one "teacher" sent for by Ezra from the camp at the river Ahava (Ezr 8:16). F. K. Farr