And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife’s name was Maachah,
Parallel translations
- WEB Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon with
- BSB Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.
- NKJV Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon.
- NASB Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah,
- NLT Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
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Quick answer
Reintroduces the Gibeon genealogy, here naming Jeiel as Gibeon's father. It begins a second account of Saul's ancestry leading into his death.
Overview
The Chronicler restates the Gibeonite line, now supplying the name Jeiel for the father of Gibeon. This deliberate repetition reconnects the reader to Saul's family just before recounting his end. By placing Saul's genealogy immediately before the battle of Gilboa, the Chronicler sets the stage to explain why the kingdom passed from Saul to David.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 8:29–40And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:
- 1 Chr 2:23–24And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
- 1 Chr 2:50–52These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
- 1 Chr 2:45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
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