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1 Chronicles 8:33

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Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

KJV

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 8

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And Ner begat Kish,.... Who also is called Abiel, as the Targum here adds; for Ner had two names, as other Jewish writers likewise say (r), see 1Sa 9:1, and Kish begat Saul; the first king of Israel, for whose sake chiefly the genealogy of Benjamin is revised and enlarged in this chapter: and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal, see 1Sa 31:

This site's exposition

and Saul begat Jonathan

on 1 Chronicles 8:33-34

Saul's sons stand named in full here: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Esh-baal, and Jonathan's own son is named Merib-baal. Both carry baal, the word for lord, where the parallel record in Samuel gives Ish-bosheth and Mephibosheth, substituting bosheth, shame, for the offending element; Clarke and Gill both read the Chronicles forms as the earlier names, the substitution a matter of later transmission rather than a different family. Saul's line is not erased from the record for its end at Gilboa; a genealogy generations deep follows from here, running alongside the line that took the throne from it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is common in all languages to put sons for grandsons and other descendents, much more in the scanty language of the Hebrews. After Saul, divers of his sons are named, but the posterity of none of them, save Jonathan only, who was blessed with numerous issue and those honoured with a place in the sacred genealogies for the sake of his sincere kindness to David.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
This verse combined with 1Ch 9:35-39, seems to show that the genealogy of Saul was: Abiel (= Jehiel?) Ner Kish Abner Saul Rather than that to be inferred from 1Sa 9:1; 1Sa 14:50-51. In 1Sa 14:49 note, it is concluded that Saul’s second son bore the two names of “Ishui” and “Abinadab.” But the order of the names here: (1) Jonathan; (2) Malchi-shua; and (3) Abinadab - suggests another explanation, namely, that Ishui, the second son, died young, and that Abinadab was really the fourth son.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְנֵר֙and Ner

    venerH5369 →17 times

  • הוֹלִ֣ידhe fathered

    holidH3205 →496 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • קִ֔ישׁKish

    kishH7027 →21 times

  • וְקִ֖ישׁand Kish

    vekishH7027 →21 times

  • הוֹלִ֣ידhe fathered

    holidH3205 →496 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • שָׁא֑וּלSaul

    shaulH7586 →402 times

  • וְשָׁא֗וּלand Saul

    veshaulH7586 →402 times

  • הוֹלִ֤ידhe fathered

    holidH3205 →496 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙Jonathan

    yehonatanH3083 →81 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • מַלְכִּי־Malki-

    malki-H4444 →10 times

  • שׁ֔וּעַShua

    shua'H4444 →10 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • אֲבִֽינָדָ֖בAbinadab

    ʾavinadavH41 →12 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃Eshbaal

    ʾeshbaalH792 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Samuel 9:1Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.7 works1 Samuel 14:49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).5 works2 Samuel 2:8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,4 works1 Samuel 31:2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.4 worksActs 13:21Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.3 works2 Samuel 4:12So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 9:39–44Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.2 works1 Chronicles 10:2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.2 works1 Chronicles 12:1Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;2 works1 Chronicles 9:36Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 9:1

    Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 14:51

      Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.

    • Acts 13:21

      Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.

    • 1 Chronicles 9:36–39

      Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

  • Through

    Acts 13:21

    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 10:1

      Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

    • 1 Samuel 15:1

      Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.

    • 1 Samuel 10:21–26

      Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could…

  • Through

    2 Samuel 2:8

    Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 14:50

      His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

    • Genesis 32:2

      When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.

About 1 Chronicles

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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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