1 Chronicles 8:27-37

27 Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

28 These were heads of the fathers' households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.

29 ¹Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife's name was Maacah;

30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

32 Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. And they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.

Genealogy from King Saul

33 ²Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.

34 The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea and Ahaz.

36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

37 Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

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1 Chronicles 8:27-37 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

Cross References 2

1. 1 Chronicles 9:35-38
2. 1 Chronicles 9:39-44

Footnotes 11

[a]. Lit "these"
[b]. In ch 9:37, "Zechariah"
[c]. In ch 9:38, "Shimeam"
[d]. Lit "brothers"
[e]. Lit "brothers"
[f]. 1 Sam 14:49, "Ishvi"
[g]. In 2 Sam 2:8, "Ish-bosheth"
[h]. In 2 Sam 4:4, "Mephibosheth"
[i]. In 9:41, "Tahrea"
[j]. In 9:42, "Jarah"
[k]. In 9:43, "Rephaiah"