A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.24.8; father of: Nehushta (H5179) § Elnathan = "God has given" 1) king Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather 2) three chief men in Ezra's time 3) son of Achbor, a military commander under Jehoiakim
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H494 — אֶלְנָתָן
el.na.tan · Elnathan · Hebrew/Aramaic
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2 Kings 24:8 · אֶלְנָתָ֖ןA son of eighteen years is Jehoiachin in his reigning, and three months he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem,Ezra 8:16 · וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן · וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ן · וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןand I send for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding;Jeremiah 26:22 · אֶלְנָתָ֧ןAnd the king Jehoiakim sendeth men to Egypt—Elnathan son of Achbor, and men with him unto Egypt—Jeremiah 36:12 · וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןand he goeth down to the house of the king, unto the chamber of the scribe, and lo, there are all the heads sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Acbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the heads.Jeremiah 36:25 · אֶלְנָתָ֨ןAnd also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah have interceded with the king not to burn the roll, and he hath not hearkened unto them.