1 Chronicles 8:29

29 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 Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

28 These were the heads of ancestral houses, according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.

29 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.

30 His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,

Footnotes

• [a]. Compare 9.35: Heb lacks [Jeiel]