Bible Character Studies
Elnathan
First appears at 2 Kings 24:8
First named in Scripture at 2 Kings 24:8 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from burning the roll of Jeremiah’s prophecies (Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12). (2.) Ezra 8:16.