Elishama [Ĕlĭsh'amă]—god is hearer or god has heard.

1. The son of Ammihud and prince of the Ephraimites at the outset of the wilderness sojourn (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53; 10:22; 1 Chron. 7:26).
2. A son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chron. 3:8).
3. Another son of David, who is also called Elishua (1 Chron. 3:6).
4. A son of Jekamiah, a Judahite (1 Chron. 2:41).
5. Father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Ishmael “of the seed royal” who lived at the time of the exile (2 Kings 25:25; Jer. 41:1). Perhaps the same person as No. 4.
6. A scribe or secretary to Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:12, 20, 21).
7. A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the people the Law (2 Chron. 17:8).