1 Chronicles 9:39

“And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.”

1 Chronicles 9:39 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 9:39, word by word

And Nerנֵרner

Ner

Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."

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fatheredהוֹלִידholid

father

For a man to have a child.

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Kishקִישׁkish

Kish

Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

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Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan

Jonathan

Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".

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Malchishuaמַלְכִּיmalki

Malchishua

Malchishua, one of King Saul's sons; he died with him on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:2).

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Abinadabאֲבִינָדָבavinadav

Abinadab

Abinadab: the name of several people; among them the man of Kiriath-jearim in whose house the ark stayed (1 Samuel 7:1), a brother of David (1 Samuel 16:8) and a son of Saul (1 Samuel 31:2). It means "my father is generous".

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and Esh-baalאֶשְׁבָּעַלeshbaal

Esh-baal

Esh-baal: the son of Saul called Ish-bosheth in 2 Samuel. The name means "man of Baal"; "baal" means "lord, owner," and later the name became tied to the Canaanite god Baal, which is why in Samuel it was changed to "bosheth," "shame."

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The context

38And Mikloth fathered Shimeam. And they too lived opposite their brothers in Jerusalem, with their brothers.

39 · This verse (above)

40And the son of Jonathan: Merib-baal; and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

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