ELISHUA

el-i-shu'-a, e-lish'-u-a ('elishua`, " `God is rich," "God is salvation"): Son of David (2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 14:5); apparently called Elishama (1 Chronicles 3:6). In the latter locus we have most probably a misreading by the copyist of the name Elishua.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.