Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 9:40
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler continues a post-exilic genealogical register, tracing the descendants of Saul’s line immediately after listing Jonathan’s siblings.
The words — הוֹלִיד (ho.Lid) = he fathered, marking the direct paternal link that transitions the record from Merib-baal to his son Micah.
The thread — This lineage repeats in 1 Chronicles 8:34 and connects to the parallel account of Jonathan’s son in 2 Samuel 4:4.
Why it lands — It demands recognition that biblical history preserves fragmented royal lines not through political success but through documented continuity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the son of Jonathan was Merib–baal: and Merib–baal begat Micah.
Cross-references
- 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 and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
- 1 Chronicles 8:34 The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.