Bible Verses About Meshillemoth: 1. Father of an Ephraimite who protested against the attempt of the Israelites to enslave their captive brethren
Verses on 1. Father of an Ephraimite who protested against the attempt of the Israelites to enslave their captive brethren
Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
“You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”