1 Chronicles 9:40 BSB

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9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבֶן־	u.ven-	and [the] son of	H1121 →
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן	ye.ho.na.Tan	Jonathan	H3083 →
מְרִ֣יב	me.Riv	[was] Merib-	H4807 →
בָּ֑עַל	Ba.'al	-baal	H4807 →
וּמְרִי־	u.me.ri-	and Meri-	H4810 →
בַ֖עַל	Va.'al	-baal	H4810 →
הוֹלִ֥יד	ho.Lid	he fathered	H3205 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִיכָֽה׃	mi.Khah	Micah	H4318 →

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2 Samuel 4:4
And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up…
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- 2 Samuel 9:3
  So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
- 2 Samuel 9:6
  And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
- 1 Samuel 31:1–10
  Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Chronicles 8:34
  The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
- 1 Samuel 29:1
  Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Samuel 9:6And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.1 Chronicles 8:34–36The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.2 Samuel 4:4And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

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