I-lish´uh-muh; Heb., “God has heard”
1 The son of Ammihud; the leader of the tribe of Ephraim during the wilderness wandering (Num 1:10; Num 10:22). 2 A son of David born in Jerusalem (2Sam 5:16). Another list of David’s sons gives a second son named Elishama (1Chr 3:5-8), but comparison with a third list (1Chr 14:4-7) reveals that the repeated name in 1Chr 3:6 is probably a scribal error for Elishua, otherwise omitted. 3 A descendant of David and the grandfather of Ishmael, the leader of a group who assassinated Gedeliah (2Kgs 25:25; Jer 41:1-3). 4 A descendant of Judah (1Chr 2:41). 5 A priest during the reign of Jehoshaphat who taught the people about the law (2Chr 17:8). 6 The royal scribe of King Jehoiakim of Judah (Jer 36:12).
