Elishama
the name means God of hearing Strong's Lexicon
Elishama the secretary was an official during King Jehoiakim's reign in Judah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at Jeremiah 36:12.
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Verses that name Elishama
- Jeremiah 36:12 he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
- Jeremiah 36:20 So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.
- Jeremiah 36:21 Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.