1 Chronicles 9:35-44

17. THE PEDIGREE OF THE HOUSE OF SAUL (1 Chronicles 9:35-44)

TEXT

1 Chronicles 9:35. And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah; 36. and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37. and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38. And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 39. And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 40. And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. 41. And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. 42. And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 43. and Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44. And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

PARAPHRASE

1 Chronicles 9:35-37: Jeiel (whose wife was Maacah) lived in Gibeon. He had many sons, including: Gibeon, Abdon (the oldest), Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, Mikloth. 38. Mikloth lived with his son Shime-am in Jerusalem near his relatives. 39. Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 40. Jonathan was the father of Mephibosheth; Mephibosheth was the father of Micah; 41. Micah was the father of Pithon, Melech, Tahre-a, and Ahaz; 42. Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, Zimri; Zimri was the father of Moza. 43. Moza was the father of Bine-a, Rephaiah, Eleasah, and Azel. 44. Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishamel, She-ariah, Obadiah, Hanan.

COMMENTARY

Once more, as in Chapter s 1 Chronicles 8:29-40, attention is focused on the ancestors and descendants of King Saul. This information (1 Chronicles 9:35-44) is pertinent at this time because it provides an introduction to a review of Saul's final conflict with the Philistines in chapter 10.