| Easton's Bible Dictionary Gnawing = mouse. (1.) An Edomitish king (Genesis 36:38; 1 Chronicles 1:49). (2.) One of Josiah's officers sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the newly-discovered book of the law (2 Kings 22:12, 14). He is also called Abdon (2 Chronicles 34:20). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ACHBOR ak'-bor (`akhbor, "mouse"):
(1) The father of Baal-hanan, who was the seventh of the eight kings who reigned in Edom before there were kings in Israel (Genesis 36:38, 39 1 Chronicles 1:49).
(2) The son of Micaiah (called in Chronicles Abdon the son of Micah) who went with Hilkiah the priest and other high officials, at the command of King Josiah, to consult Huldah the prophetess concerning the book that had been found (2 Kings 22:12, 14 2 Chronicles 34:20).
It may be presumed that this Achbor is also the man mentioned in Jeremiah 26:22; Jeremiah 36:12, as the father of Elnathan, who went to Egypt for King Jehoiakim in order to procure the extradition of Uriah the prophet, and who protested against the burning of Baruch's roll.
Willis J. Beecher |  | Multi-Version Concordance Achbor (7 Occurrences) Genesis 36:38 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan, the son of Achbor reigned in his place. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Genesis 36:39 Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) 2 Kings 22:12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) 2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) 1 Chronicles 1:49 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Jeremiah 26:22 and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Jeremiah 36:12 he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and behold, all the princes were sitting there, to wit, Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV) |
