Nehushta was the daughter of Elnatan from Jerusalem and the mother of King Jehoiachin of Judah. She was taken into exile in Babylon along with her son when Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem in 597 BC. She is one of the few royal women mentioned by name in connection with Judah's last kings.
Nehushta is presented as the daughter of Elnatan from Jerusalem and the mother of King Jehoiachin. She is mentioned in connection with Jehoiachin's accession to the throne.
8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.
8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan, from Jerusalem.
12Jehoiachin king of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his court attendants. The king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his own reign.
12Jehoiachin king of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his court attendants. The king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his own reign.
15He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon, along with the king's mother, the king's wives, his court attendants, and the leading men of the land; he led them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16The king of Babylon also brought into exile in Babylon all seven thousand fighting men and a thousand craftsmen and metalworkers—all of them strong and fit for war.