Pashur
“Prosperity everywhere or liberation”
Summary
Pashur was a priestly name borne by several individuals in Jeremiah's time, most notably the chief temple official who had Jeremiah beaten and imprisoned.
☩Son of Immer
Pashur son of Immer was chief governor in the house of the Lord during Jeremiah's ministry. When he heard Jeremiah prophesying Jerusalem's destruction, he struck the prophet and put him in stocks overnight. The next day Jeremiah pronounced judgment: God would change his name from Pashur ('prosperity everywhere') to Magor-missabib ('terror on every side'). He and his household would be carried captive to Babylon and die there.
☩Son of Malchiah
Another Pashur, son of Malchiah, was a prince at Zedekiah's court. He was sent to inquire of Jeremiah regarding Nebuchadnezzar's siege and received a prophecy of certain defeat. Later, this Pashur joined others in petitioning the king to execute Jeremiah for 'weakening the hands' of the defenders by his dispiriting prophecies, leading to Jeremiah's imprisonment in a cistern.
☩Priestly Family
The descendants of Pashur formed a prominent priestly family. After the exile, 1,247 of his descendants returned with Zerubbabel. Some of these had married foreign wives and had to put them away during Ezra's reforms. A representative of the family sealed the covenant under Nehemiah.
Related Verses12 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Pashur," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Pashur," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).