The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal. Merib Baal became the father of Micah.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
- BSB The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
- NKJV The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.
- NASB The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
- NLT Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal. Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
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Quick answer
Records Jonathan's son Merib-baal (Mephibosheth) and his descendants. It preserves the surviving line of Saul through Jonathan.
Overview
Merib-baal, also called Mephibosheth, was the lame son of Jonathan whom David showed kindness for Jonathan's sake. The Chronicler continues his line through Micah, showing that Saul's house did not entirely vanish. This quiet survival testifies to David's covenant loyalty and foreshadows the steadfast love God shows His people in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 2 Sam 9:12Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
- 2 Sam 4:4Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse picked him up and fled. As she hurried to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
- 2 Sam 19:24–30Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither groomed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.
- 2 Sam 9:10Till the land for him, you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth your master’s son will always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
- 2 Sam 9:6Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and showed respect. David said, “Mephibosheth.” He answered, “Behold, your servant!”
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