Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 9:39
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler compiles a genealogical register for the post-exilic community in Jerusalem, documenting the paternal line from Ner through Saul to his male descendants.
The words — The verb הוֹלִיד (ho.Lid) literally means "he fathered" or "he begat," functioning as a technical term to mark direct biological descent in the record.
The thread — The list extends into 1 Chronicles 9:40 with Jonathan’s son Merib-baal and aligns with the sibling roster in 1 Samuel 14:49.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge preserved tribal continuity and historical verification before drawing any theological application.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 13:22 So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
- 1 Samuel 14:1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
- 1 Samuel 14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
- 1 Samuel 31:2 The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
- 1 Chronicles 8:33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
- 1 Chronicles 10:2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.