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Elnaam

People · Updated 2026-05-07

Elnaam is named in the roster of David's mighty men as the father of two of the warriors enrolled in that elite company.

Father of Jeribai and Joshaviah

The supplemental list appended to the Chronicler's roll of David's heroes places his sons among the warriors: "Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite" (1Ch 11:46). Elnaam himself is not listed as a warrior; he is identified solely through his two sons, both of whom held a place in David's military company. The verse provides no further information about his tribe, his town, or his own deeds.