(whom God hears)

1. The “prince” or “captain” of the tribe of Ephraim in the wilderness of Sinai (Numbers 1:10, 16-17, 44; 2:18-19; 7:48-53; 10:22). From 1 Chronicles 7:26 we find that he was grandfather to the great Joshua.
2. A son of King David (2 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
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, 20-21)
7. A priest in the time of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:8)