Elnathan
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....
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And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, [namely], Elnathan
the son of Achbor, and [certain] men with him into Egypt....
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Jehoiachin [was] eighteen years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's
name [was] Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem....
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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...
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1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
2Ki 24:8; Jer 26:22; 36:12,25
-2. Name of three Levites in the time of Ezra
Ezr 8:16...
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(God hath given).
1. The maternal grandfather of Jehoiachin, 2Ki 24:8
the same with Elnathan the son of Achbor. Jer 26:22; 36:12,25
2. The name of three persons, apparently Levites, in
the time of Ezra. Ezr 8:16...
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whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the
father
of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2
Kings
24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent
Jehoiakim from
burning the roll of Jeremiah's prophecies (Jer. 26:22;
36:12).
(2.) Ezra 8:16....
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Elnathan: of Jerusalem. Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather (2
Kings 24:8). Son of Achbor. Jehoiakim's ready tool for evil,
in fetching the prophet Urijah out of Egypt to be killed
(Jeremiah 26:22-23); one of the king's council when Jeremiah's
roll was burned (Jeremiah 36:12; Jeremiah 36:25); he
interceded with the king not to burn it. Compare f...
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