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Hebrew Names Version

Jeremiah 26:22

and Yehoiakim the king sent men into Mitzrayim, [namely], Elnatan the son of `Akhbor, and certain men with him, into Mitzrayim;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Achbor;   Elnathan;   Extradition;   Government;   Indictments;   Jehoiakim;   Prudence;   Urijah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Urijah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Jeremiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elnathan;   Urijah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Achbor;   Ahikam;   Elnathan;   Uriah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Achbor;   Elnathan;   Jeremiah;   Kiriath-Jearim;   Persecution in the Bible;   Urijah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Achbor;   Elnathan;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jehoiakim;   Jeremiah;   Micah;   Micah, Book of;   Uriah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Achbor ;   Egypt;   Elnathan ;   Jehoiakim ;   Urijah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ach'bor;   Ba'ruch;   El'nathan,;   Law of Moses;   Uri'jah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Achbor;   Elnathan;   Jehoiakim;   Mouse;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Achbor;   Diaspora;   Elnathan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor and certain other men with him went to Egypt.
King James Version
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
English Standard Version
Then King Jehoiakim sent to Egypt certain men, Elnathan the son of Achbor and others with him,
New American Standard Bible
Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him, to Egypt.
New Century Version
Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor and some other men to Egypt,
Amplified Bible
Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain [other] men with him [went] to Egypt.
World English Bible
and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, [namely], Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iehoiakim the King sent men into Egypt, euen Elnathan the sonne of Achbor, and certaine with him into Egypt.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him went into Egypt.
Berean Standard Bible
Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoyakim the king sent men to Egypt — Elnatan the son of ‘Akhbor and some others.
Darby Translation
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him, into Egypt;
Easy-to-Read Version
But King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor and some other men to Egypt.
George Lamsa Translation
And King Jehoiakim sent a certain Egyptian, namely, Eliathan the son of Achbor, and certain other men with him to Egypt.
Good News Translation
King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Achbor and some other men to Egypt to get Uriah.
Lexham English Bible
Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt. Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and men with him went to Egypt.
Literal Translation
And Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him into Egypt.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Ioachim the kinge sent seruauntes into the lode of Egipte, Namely: Elnatha the sonne of Achbor, & certayne men wt him into Egipte,
American Standard Version
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;
Bible in Basic English
And Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;
King James Version (1611)
And Iehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely Elnathan the sonne of Achbor, and certeine men with him, into Egypt.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Iehoakim the kyng sent seruauntes into the lande of Egypt [namelye] Elnathan the sonne of Achbor, and certayne men with hym into Egypt:
English Revised Version
and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And kyng Joachym sente men in to Egipt, Elnathan, the sone of Achobor, and men with hym, in to Egipt;
Update Bible Version
and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, [namely], Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, [namely], Elnathan the son of Achbor, and [certain] men with him into Egypt.
New English Translation
However, King Jehoiakim sent some men to Egypt, including Elnathan son of Achbor,
New King James Version
Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt.
New Living Translation
Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor to Egypt along with several other men to capture Uriah.
New Life Bible
Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him to Egypt.
New Revised Standard
Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Achbor and men with him to Egypt,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then did King Jehoiakim send men to Egypt, - even Elnathan son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt
Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Joakim sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achobor, and men with him into Egypt.
Revised Standard Version
Then King Jehoi'akim sent to Egypt certain men, Elna'than the son of Achbor and others with him,
Young's Literal Translation
And the king Jehoiakim sendeth men to Egypt -- Elnathan son of Achbor, and men with him unto Egypt --
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him went into Egypt.

Contextual Overview

16 Then said the princes and all the people to the Kohanim and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God. 17 Then rose up certain of the Zakenim of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying, 18 Mikhah the Morashti prophesied in the days of Hizkiyahu king of Yehudah; and he spoke to all the people of Yehudah, saying, Thus says the LORD of Hosts: Tziyon shall be plowed as a field, and Yerushalayim shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. 19 Did Hizkiyahu king of Yehudah and all Yehudah put him to death? Didn't he fear the LORD, and entreat the favor of the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus should we commit great evil against our own souls. 20 There was also a man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uriyah the son of Shemayah of Kiryat-Ye`arim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Yirmeyahu: 21 and when Yehoiakim the king, with all his mighty-men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriyah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Mitzrayim: 22 and Yehoiakim the king sent men into Mitzrayim, [namely], Elnatan the son of `Akhbor, and certain men with him, into Mitzrayim; 23 and they fetched forth Uriyah out of Mitzrayim, and brought him to Yehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. 24 But the hand of Achikam the son of Shafan was with Yirmeyahu, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

men: Psalms 12:8, Proverbs 29:12

Achbor: 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Kings 22:14

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 34:20 - Abdon Jeremiah 22:17 - to shed Jeremiah 36:12 - Elnathan Jeremiah 36:25 - Elnathan

Cross-References

Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.
Genesis 28:3
May El Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,
Genesis 41:52
The name of the second, he called Efrayim: "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."
Exodus 1:7
The children of Yisra'el were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Psalms 4:1
<> Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
Psalms 18:19
He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms 118:5
Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoiakim sent men into Egypt,.... To seek for him; and to require the delivery of him upon being found:

[namely], Elnathan the son of Achbor; the father of this man very probably is the same we read of in Josiah's time, 2 Kings 22:12; who is called Abdon in 2 Chronicles 34:20;

and [certain] men with him, into Egypt; to assist him in taking him, whose names are not mentioned; Elnathan's is, as being the principal, and to fix an eternal infamy upon him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Elnathan - Possibly the king’s father-in-law 2 Kings 24:8.


 
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