1 Chronicles 9:35-40

The Genealogy of Saul

35 Jeiel the father^[a] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maakah,

36 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth.

38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

39 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.^[b]

40 The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal,^[c] who was the father of Micah.

1 Chronicles 9:35-40 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 9

The genealogies of the several tribes being given, according as they were written in the books of the kings of Israel, 1Ch 9:1, an account follows of those who first settled in Jerusalem after their return from the Babylonish captivity; of the Israelites, 1Ch 9:2-9, of the priests, 1Ch 9:10-13 of the Levites, and of the charge and offices of several of the priests and Levites, 1Ch 9:14-34, and the chapter is concluded with a repetition of the genealogy of the ancestors and posterity of Saul king of Israel, 1Ch 9:35-44.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 8:29
• 2. S 1 Chronicles 8:33
• 3. S 1 Samuel 9:1
• 4. 1 Samuel 13:22
• 5. S 2 Samuel 2:8
• 6. S 2 Samuel 4:4

Footnotes

• [a]. "Father" may mean "civic leader" or "military leader."
• [b]. Also known as "Ish-Bosheth"
• [c]. Also known as "Mephibosheth"