Bible Person
Meaning: God is my salvation · Male · 3 cross references
Elishua is one of David's sons born in Jerusalem and is related by name overlap to Elishama in the parallel genealogies. He belongs to the settled Davidic household formed after the kingdom's consolidation. First appears in 2 Sam 5:15.1
Name meaning
God is my salvation
Identity
male
First appears
2 Sam 5:15
AI summary: Elishua matters because the cross references preserve him as part of the generation of David's sons born in Jerusalem, a sign of established kingship and growing dynasty. Even where the textual traditions vary slightly in name form, the preserved memory remains important to the royal household's continuity. Taken together, the material presents Elishua as a Davidic son whose place contributes to the shape of the Jerusalem court.1
Central Figure
Elishua
Meaning: God is my salvation
God his salvation, a son of David, 2 Sam.
Siblings
Name meaning
God is my salvation
Identity
male
Birth place
Jerusalem
God his salvation, a son of David, 2 Sam. 5:15 = Elishama, 1 Chr. 3:6. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.