Herald

[dave1948]

9a To exist in Rome take directions fore and aft (4)
?S??
My thought is esse=to exist/be latin

10 Priest, almost prophet to King Jehoiakim (8)
??N?T?A?
If 9ais esse first letter is an e

[dannyk13]

9a.Esse

[emeritus]

Esse looks Good ES SE Directions Fore and Aft

[Captain2]

9 Yes take two directions E(ast) and S(outh) fore and aft ie front and back

[fiction-factory]

esse looks good directions ES and SE

[cashier]

10 Jonathan?

[dave1948]

Thank you all. I am happy that esse is right but if so then 10d is
E?N?T?A?
there lies the problem as I can find nothing that fits

[cashier]

Elnathan

[Captain2]

Elnathan (Hebrew אלנתן El-Natan "God gave") is a Hebrew name found in both Jeremiah and Ezra.

Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem was the father of Nehushta. Nehushta conceived Jeconiah with King of Judah Jehoiakim. Despite this close relationship to the king, Elnathan is one of those who, according to Jeremiah 36:25 opposes Jehoiakim when he cuts up and burns a scroll that had been brought to him, containing Jeremiah's prophesies of the forthcoming destruction of Judah. Elnathan's father Achbor was a strong supporter of the earlier reforms of king Josiah, which may have influenced[112] Elnathan's behaviour - though he had earlier been closely involved in the persecution of the prophet Uriah ben Shemaiah, according to Jeremiah 26:20-23.

[cashier]

Ezra chapter 8

[dave1948]

Thank you all Never heard of Elnathan Nor did a google find him.
I have more to do but will come later !

[cashier]

I googled Elnathan the priest and found him

[dave1948]

Thanks