1 Chronicles 8:29

29 Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah,

1 Chronicles 8:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 8:29

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon
The builder of the city, and prince of the inhabitants of it, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:25 ) whose name was Jehiel, ( 1 Chronicles 9:35 ) ,

(whose wife's name was Maachah;)
of which name were many, see ( 1 Chronicles 2:48 ) ( 3:2 ) ( 7:16 ) .

1 Chronicles 8:29 In-Context

27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

28 These were the ancestral heads of families and their principal descendants who lived in Jerusalem.

29 Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah,

30 and his oldest son, Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

31 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah,

Footnotes

• [a]. [Probable text (and see 9.35)] Jeiel; [Hebrew does not have this name.]