Elishama

(whom God hears ).

1. The "prince" or "captain" of the tribe of Ephraim in the wilderness of Sinai. ( Numbers 1:10 ; 2:18 ; 7:48 ; 10:22 ) (B.C. 1491.) From ( 1 Chronicles 7:26 ) we find that he was grandfather to the great Joshua.
2. A son of King David. ( 1 Samuel 5:16 ; 1 Chronicles 3:8 ; 14:7 )
3. Another son of David, ( 1 Chronicles 3:6 ) who in the other lists is called ELISHUA. (B.C. after 1044.)
4. A descendant of Judah. ( 1 Chronicles 2:41 )
5. The father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Ishmael. ( 2 Kings 25:25 ; Jeremiah 41:1 )
6. Scribe of King Jehoiakim. ( Jeremiah 36:12 Jeremiah 36:20 Jeremiah 36:21 ) (B.C. 605.)
7. A priest in the time of Jehoshaphat. ( 2 Chronicles 17:8 ) (B.C. 912).