Pelatiah
פְּלַטְיָה/pel-uh-TY-uh/
“Yahweh delivers”
Summary
Pelatiah is the name of four men in the Old Testament, including a prince whose sudden death during Ezekiel's prophecy alarmed the prophet.
☩Descendant of David
One Pelatiah was a son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel, listed among the post-exilic descendants of King David.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 3:21
☩Simeonite Captain
Another Pelatiah was a captain of the Simeonites who led five hundred men in a successful expedition against the Amalekites in Mount Seir during Hezekiah's reign.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 4:42-43
☩Prince in Ezekiel's Vision
A prince named Pelatiah, son of Benaiah, appeared in Ezekiel's vision as one who devised wickedness and gave evil counsel in Jerusalem. Strikingly, he died suddenly while Ezekiel prophesied against him, causing the prophet to cry out in alarm for the remnant of Israel.
Key verses:Ezekiel 11:1-13
Related Verses5 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Pelatiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Pelatiah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Pelatiah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).