1 Chronicles 8:34

1 Chronicles 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the son of Jonathan was Merib–baal; and Merib–baal begat Micah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal. Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

Context of 1 Chronicles 8:34

32and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem. 33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal. The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah. 35The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melek, Tarea and Ahaz. 36Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.

1 Chronicles 8:34 word by word

וּבֶן־יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן מְרִ֣יב בָּ֑עַל וּמְרִ֥יב בַּ֖עַל הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־מִיכָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• Merib–baalמְרִיב בַּ֫עַלmerîyb ba‛al · Merib-baalH4807
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 8:34

• 2 Samuel 4:4(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.)
• 2 Samuel 9:6When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, “Mephibosheth!” “At your service,” he replied.
• 2 Samuel 19:24Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.
• 2 Samuel 9:12Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Merib-baal - The same as Mephibosheth, for, as the Israelites detested Baal, which signifies lord, they changed it into bosheth, which signifies shame or reproach.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-40The Chronicler ends his account of Benjamin's history with Saul's family tree. It starts two generations before Saul and goes through Merib-baal (also known as Mephibosheth; see study note on 2 Samuel 4:4) and continues to the families of Azel and Eshek (1 Chronicles 8:38–40). Micah (1 Chronicles 8:35) lived during Solomon's time, and Ulam (8:39) lived near the end of Judah's kingdom before Jerusalem's destruction. This connects Saul to his broader tribal…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Merib-baal--that is, Mephibosheth.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 8:34

• Jonathan
• Mephibosheth
• Micah

In the dictionaries

• Baal
• Jonathan
• Micah
• Merib-Baal
• Mephibosheth
• Meribbaal
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary