1 Chronicles 8:33-40

The Family of Saul

33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. ^[a]

34 The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, ^[b] and Merib-baal was the father of Micah. ^[c]

35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, ^[d] and Ahaz.

36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah ^[e] was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.

37 Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah ^[f] was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39 The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 8:33-40 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] Esh-baal is also called Ish-bosheth; see 2 Samuel 2:8.
• [b] Merib-baal is also called Mephibosheth; see 2 Samuel 4:4.
• [c] Micah is a variant of Mica; see 2 Samuel 9:12.
• [d] Tarea is a variant of Tahrea; see 1 Chronicles 9:41.
• [e] Jehoaddah is a variant of Jarah or Jadah; see 1 Chronicles 9:42.
• [f] Raphah is a variant of Rephaiah; see 1 Chronicles 9:43.