The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah, Nehemiah 10:3 ; 12:2 ), the head of one of the priestly courses, was "chief governor [Heb. paqid nagid, meaning "deputy governor"] of the temple" ( Jeremiah 20:1Jeremiah 20:2 ). At this time the nagid , or "governor," of the temple was Seraiah the high priest ( 1 Chronicles 6:14 ), and Pashur was his paqid , or "deputy." Enraged at the plainness with which Jeremiah uttered his solemn warnings of coming judgements, because of the abounding iniquity of the times, Pashur ordered the temple police to seize him, and after inflicting on him corporal punishment (forty stripes save one, Deuteronomy 25:3 ; Compare 2 Corinthians 11:24 ), to put him in the stocks in the high gate of Benjamin, where he remained all night. On being set free in the morning, Jeremiah went to Pashur ( Jeremiah 20:3Jeremiah 20:5 ), and announced to him that God had changed his name to Magor-missabib, i.e., "terror on every side." The punishment that fell upon him was probably remorse, when he saw the ruin he had brought upon his country by advising a close alliance with Egypt in opposition to the counsels of ( Jeremiah 20:4-6 ). He was carried captive to Babylon, and died there.
A priest sent by king Zedekiah to Jeremiah to inquire of the Lord ( 1 Chronicles 24:9 ; Jeremiah 21:1 ; 38:1-6 ). He advised that the prophet should be put to death.
The father of Gedaliah. He was probably the same as (1).
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible [H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Pashur". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
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[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary Bibliography InformationHitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Pashur'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.
One of the families of priests of the chief house of Malchijah. ( 1 Chronicles 9:12 ; 24:9 ; Nehemiah 11:12 ; Jeremiah 21:1 ; 38:1 ) In the time of Nehemiah this family appears to have become a chief house, and its head the head of a course. ( Ezra 2:38 ; Nehemiah 7:41 ; 10:3 ) The individual from whom the family was named was probably Pushur the son of Malchiah, who in the reign of Zedekiah was one of the chief princes of the court. ( Jeremiah 38:1 ) (B.C. 607.) He was sent, with others, by Zedekiah to Jeremiah at the time when Nebuchudnezzar was preparing his attack upon Jerusalem. ( Jeremiah 21:1 ) ... Again somewhat later Pashur joined with several other chief men in petitioning the king that Jeremiah might be put to death as a traitor. ( Jeremiah 38:4 )
Another person of this name, also a priest, and "chief governor of the house of the Lord," is mentioned in ( Jeremiah 20:1 ) He is described as "the son of Immer." ( 1 Chronicles 24:14 ) probably the same as Amariah. ( Nehemiah 10:3 ; 12:2 ) etc. In the reign of Jehoiakim he showed himself as hostile to Jeremiah as his namesake the son of Malchiah did afterward, and put him in the stocks by the gate of Benjamin. For this indignity to Gods prophet Pashur was told by Jeremiah that his name was changed to Magor-missabib (terror on every side ) and that he and all his house should be carried captives to Babylon and there die. ( Jeremiah 20:1-6 ) (B.C. 589.)
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary [H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Pashur'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.