Person Old Testament
Elishua
Also known as Elishama =ESV, KJV; Elishua =NIV
Elishua, also known as Elishama, was a son of David born to him in Jerusalem. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 5:15.
Why it matters. A son of David born in Jerusalem.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Elishua
Elishua, also referred to as Elishama, is mentioned in the lists of King David's sons born to him in Jerusalem (2Sa.5.15; 1Ch.14.5; 3.6). He was born after David had established himself as king over Israel and had conquered the city of Jerusalem. The name Elishua appears in the list of David's sons in 2Samuel 5 and 1Chronicles 14, while the name Elishama is used in the genealogy of David's descendants in 1Chronicles 3. This suggests that the two names refer to the same individual.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.