New King James Version
1 Chronicles 8:34
34The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.
1 Chronicles 8:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the son of Jonathan was Merib–baal; and Merib–baal begat Micah.
- New International Version (NIV)The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of 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 begot Shimeah. They also dwelt alongside their relatives in Jerusalem, with their brethren. 33Ner begot Kish, Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah. 35The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 8:34 word by word
וּבֶן־יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן מְרִ֣יב בָּ֑עַל וּמְרִ֥יב בַּ֖עַל הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־מִיכָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 8:34
- 2 Samuel 4:4Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
- 2 Samuel 9:6Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he answered, “Here is your servant!”
- 2 Samuel 19:24Now Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he returned in peace.
- 2 Samuel 9:12Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba 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
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- 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
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