1 Chronicles 8:29

29 And [Jeiel] the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife [was] 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 Zikri [were] the sons of Jeroham.

28 These [were] the heads of the {families} according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.

29 And [Jeiel] the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife [was] Maacah.

30 And his firstborn son [was] Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,

Footnotes

• [a] The name Jeiel comes from 1 Chronicles 9:35; it has dropped out of the text here