elnathan Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
elnathan in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
elnathan in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
EL'NATHAN (whom God hath given). 1. The maternal grandfather of Jehoiachin. 2 Kgs 24:8. 2, 3, 4. Three persons in Ezra's time. Ezr 8:16.
elnathan in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
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 for three others Ezra 8:16.