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Elishama the secretary was an official during King Jehoiakim's reign in Judah.
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Elishama the secretary was an official during the reign of King Jehoiakim in Judah (Jer.36.12,20,21). He is mentioned in the context of Jeremiah's prophecies being read before the officials of Judah. When Micaiah reported the words of Jeremiah's scroll to the officials in the secretary's chamber, Elishama was present (Jer.36.12). Later, when King Jehoiakim demanded to hear the words of the scroll, Jehudi brought the scroll from Elishama's chamber and read it before the king (Jer.36.20,21). Elishama's role as a secretary suggests that he was responsible for record-keeping and administrative duties in the royal court. The Bible does not provide any further details about Elishama's life or his reaction to Jeremiah's prophecies.
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3 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0476
he went down to the scribeʼs chamber in the kingʼs 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.
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.
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.
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