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Nathan-Melech

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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nā´than - mēl´ek ( נתן־מלך , nethan - melekh , "king's gift"): A J udean official, to whose chamber King Josiah removed "the horses of the sun" (2 Kings 23:11 ). The Septuagint calls him "Nathan, the king's eunuch" (Ναθὰν βασιλέως τοῦ εὐνούχου , Nathán basiléōs toú eunoúchou ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Nathan-Melech'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​n/nathan-melech.html. 1915.
 
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