1 Chronicles 8:34
in 1 Chronicles 8The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
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ASV
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
KJV
And the son of Jonathan was Merib–baal; and Merib–baal begat Micah.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal,.... The same with Mephibosheth, 2Sa 4:4 so Jerubbaal is called Jerubbesheth, Jdg 6:32. and Meribbaal begat Micah; called his young son in David's time, 2Sa 9:12.
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
They are Jasher, Jeshurun--just ones, and the memory of the just is blessed. Many of these we have reason to fear, came short of everlasting honour (for even the wicked kings of Judah come into the genealogy), yet the perpetuating of their names here was a figure of the writing of the names of all God's spiritual Israel in the Lamb's book of life.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Merib-baal - The same as Mephibosheth, for, as the Israelites detested Baal, which signifies lord, they changed it into bosheth, which signifies shame or reproach.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבֶן־ | uven- | and [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן | yehonatan | Jonathan | H3083 → | 81 times |
| מְרִ֣יב | meriv | [was] Merib- | H4807 → | 6 times |
| בָּ֑עַל | baal | -baal | H4807 → | 6 times |
| וּמְרִ֥יב | umeriv | and Merib- | H4807 → | 6 times |
| בַּ֖עַל | baal | -baal | H4807 → | 6 times |
| הוֹלִ֥יד | holid | he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִיכָֽה׃ ס | mikhah | Micah | H4318 → | 33 times |
וּבֶן־and [the] son of
uven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןJonathan
yehonatanH3083 →81 times
מְרִ֣יב[was] Merib-
merivH4807 →6 times
בָּ֑עַל-baal
baalH4807 →6 times
וּמְרִ֥יבand Merib-
umerivH4807 →6 times
בַּ֖עַל-baal
baalH4807 →6 times
הוֹלִ֥ידhe fathered
holidH3205 →496 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִיכָֽה׃ סMicah
mikhahH4318 →33 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
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.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 9:40
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 16:4
So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
- 2 Samuel 19:24–30
Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the…
- 1 Chronicles 9:40
Through
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…
it leads to
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 9:3
Through
2 Samuel 9:10You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 9:7
“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you…
- 2 Samuel 19:28
For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have…
- Luke 14:15
When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
- 2 Samuel 9:7
About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonEarly monarchyJonathanSon of King Saul who climbed a cliff to rout a garrison on the conviction that nothing restrains Jehovah; cut a covenant of steadf…
- PersonDivided kingdom (Jotham-Hezekiah, c. 735-700 BC)MicahProphet of Moresheth (Micah 1:1), Isaiah's country contemporary; named the Bethlehem birthplace of the Ruler whose goings forth ar…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
