Elihu

1. Ephraimite, Tohu’s son and an ancestor of Samuel the prophet (1 Sm 1:1); perhaps also called Eliab and Eliel in 1 Chronicles 6:27, 34, respectively.

2. One of the soldiers of Manasseh’s tribe who joined up with David’s army at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:20).

3. Korahite Levite and a gatekeeper of the tabernacle during David’s reign (1 Chr 26:7).

4. Alternate name for Eliab, David’s eldest brother, in 1 Chronicles 27:18. See Eliab #3.

5. One of Job’s friends, a Buzite, the son of Barachel (Jb 32:2). He spoke about suffering as a form of discipline after three of Job’s friends failed to answer Job’s arguments (chs 32–37).