1 Chronicles 8:24-34

24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

25 And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father^[a] of Gibeon*; whose wife's name was Maachah:

30 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.^[b]

32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah.^[c] And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab,^[d] and Eshbaal.

34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal;^[e] and Meribbaal begat Micah.

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1 Chronicles 8:24-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 8

In this chapter the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin is reconsidered, and several of the principal men and families in it are taken notice of, which were not before; or a further account is given of them, as of the sons and grandsons of Benjamin, 1Ch 8:1-5, of Ehud, 1Ch 8:5-7, of Shaharaim, 1Ch 8:8-11, of Elpaal and Beriah, 1Ch 8:12-18 of Shimhi, 1Ch 8:19-21, of Shashak, 1Ch 8:22-25, of Jeroham, 1Ch 8:26,27, of Jehiel the father of Gibeon, 1Ch 8:28-32, of Ner, and particularly Saul, 1Ch 8:33 and of Jonathan, and his posterity, 1Ch 8:34-40.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. father...: also called Jehiel
[b]. Zacher: or, Zechariah
[c]. Shimeah: or, Shimeam
[d]. Abinadab: also called, Ishui
[e]. Meribbaal: or, Mephibosheth

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1 Chronicles 8:24-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 8

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