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Eliphalet; Eliphelet

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God of deliverance). A son of David (2 Sam. 5:16¹⁶And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. (2 Samuel 5:16); 1 Chron. 14:7⁷And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. (1 Chronicles 14:7)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. One of David’s sons, born in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 5:16¹⁶And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. (2 Samuel 5:16); 1 Chron. 3:8⁸And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. (1 Chronicles 3:8); 1 Chron. 14:7⁷And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. (1 Chronicles 14:7)).

2. Another of David’s sons born in Jerusalem (1 Chron. 3:6⁶Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, (1 Chronicles 3:6)). Apparently called ELPALET in 1 Chronicles 14:5⁵And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, (1 Chronicles 14:5).

3. Son of Ahasbai: one of David’s thirty valiant men (2 Sam. 23:34³⁴Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, (2 Samuel 23:34)).

4. Son of Eshek, a descendant of Jonathan (1 Chron. 8:39³⁹And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. (1 Chronicles 8:39)).

5. Son of Adonikam: one who returned from exile (Ezra 8:13¹³And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. (Ezra 8:13)).

6. One who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:33³³Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. (Ezra 10:33)).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

God of escape