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Joshaviah

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Joshaviah, a son of Elnaam, was listed among David's mighty warriors.

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Joshaviah, son of Elnaam, is mentioned in 1Ch.11.46 as one of David's mighty warriors. The context is a list of David's elite soldiers known for their military skills and bravery (1Ch.11.10-47). These warriors were instrumental in establishing and defending David's kingdom during his reign as king of Israel, which lasted from approximately 1010 to 970 BC. Joshaviah is specifically identified as a son of Elnaam, but no further information is provided about his family background or place of origin. The text does not give any details about Joshaviah's specific military exploits or his role among David's mighty warriors.

Family

Father
Elnaam
Sibling
Jeribai

Bible dictionary

Joshaviah Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(whom Jehovah makes dwell), the son of Elnaam, and one of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:46) (B.C. 1046.)

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Joshaviah Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

the seat, alteration, or captivity of the Lord

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Joshaviah Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

JOSHAVI'AH (whom Jehovah makes to dwell), one of David's warriors. 1 Chr 11:46.

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Joshaviah Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

JOSHAVI'AH (whom Jehovah makes to dwell), one of David's warriors. 1 Chr 11:46.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Joshaviah appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3145

1 Chronicles1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.