1 Chronicles 8:29-31

29 Jeiel[a] the father[b] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maakah,
30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,[c] Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker

1 Chronicles 8:29-31 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.

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Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not have "Jeiel."
  • [b]. "Father" may mean "civic leader" or "military leader."
  • [c]. Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not have "Ner."
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