How many times is Eliakim mentioned in the Bible?
The word Eliakim appears 15 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Eliakim 15 times.
Two men stand out: Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, over King Hezekiah's household (2 Kings 18:18), and Eliakim the son of Josiah, whom Pharaoh made king and renamed Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:34).
Eliakim in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Eliakim counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Eliakim | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
What the name Eliakim means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Eliakim as "resurrection of God".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-26.
First and last mention of Eliakim
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
The verse that uses it most is Matthew 1:13, 2 times:
And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
Common questions
How many times is Eliakim in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 12 of the 15 uses are in the Old Testament and 3 in the New Testament. Eliakim appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings and Isaiah share the most, 5 each.
Where is Eliakim first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 18:18: "And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder." The last is Luke 3:30.
What does the name Eliakim mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Eliakim as "resurrection of God".
More word counts: Hezekiah, Jehoiakim, Hoshea, Jabesh, Perizzites, Sihon, Jotham, Gedaliah, or all 680 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-26.