Bible Person

Eliam

Meaning: the people of God · Male · 1 cross reference

Eliam is a warrior among David's mighty men and is associated with the household of Ahithophel. He belongs to the network of elite fighters and remembered family connections surrounding David's reign. First appears in 2 Sam 23:34.1

AI summary: Eliam matters because his single cross reference places him among David's distinguished warriors while also linking him to a family line that later carries narrative weight. The entry gives additional depth to the social world of David's court and army. Taken together, the material presents Eliam as a mighty man within the remembered circles of David's kingdom.1

Central Figure

Eliam

Meaning: the people of God

This name also occurs as that of a Gilonite, the son of Ahithophel, and one of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam.