Easton's Bible Dictionary Whom God will restore. (1.) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chronicles 24:12). (2.) A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Nehemiah 12:22, 23). He rebuilt the eastern city wall (3:1), his own mansion being in that quarter, on the ridge Ophel (3:20, 21). His indulgence of Tobiah the Ammonite provoked the indignation of Nehemiah (13:4, 7). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ELIASHIB e-li'-a-shib ('elyashibh, "God restores"): (1) A descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:24). (2) Head of the eleventh course of priests (1 Chronicles 24:12). (3) The high priest in the time of Nehemiah. He, with his brethren the priests, helped in the rebuilding of the wall (Nehemiah 3:1). But later he was "allied unto Tobiah" the Ammonite (Nehemiah 13:4) and allowed that enemy of Nehemiah the use of a great chamber in the temple (Nehemiah 13:5); and one of his grandsons, a son of Joiada, married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite and was for this expelled from the community by Nehemiah (Nehemiah 13:28). See SANBALLAT. (4, 5, 6) Three Israelites, one a "singer," who had married foreign wives (Ezra 10:24, 27, 36). (7) Father of Jehohanan (Ezra 10:6); probably identical with (3) above. Called Eliasib in APC 1Esdras 9:1. F. K. Farr

Multi-Version Concordance Eliashib (15 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 3:24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 24:12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Ezra 10:6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came there, he ate no bread, nor drank water; for he mourned because of the trespass of them of the captivity. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Ezra 10:24 Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Ezra 10:27 Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up its doors; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 3:20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 3:21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 12:10 Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 12:22 As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 12:23 The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' houses, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 13:4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 13:7 and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 13:28 One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)