1 Chronicles 8:28-38

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,

32 and Mikloth, the father of Shimeah. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clan.

33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

34 Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal, who was the father of Micah.

35 Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, who was the father of three sons: Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza,

37 Moza the father of Binea, Binea of Raphah, Raphah of Eleasah, and Eleasah of Azel.

38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.

1 Chronicles 8:28-38 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Probable text (and see 9.35)] Jeiel; [Hebrew does not have this name.]
• [b]. [One ancient translation (and see 9.36)] Ner; [Hebrew does not have this name.]
• [c]. eshbaal: [Called Ishbosheth in 2 S 2.8 and elsewhere in 2 Samuel.]
• [d]. meribbaal: [Called Mephibosheth in 2 S 4.4 and elsewhere in 2 Samuel.]