📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 9:36
What does 1 Chronicles 9:36 mean?
"his firstborn son Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,"
— 1 Chronicles 9:36 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
These are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.
These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men. These lived at Jerusalem.
Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon with
his firstborn son Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, near their brothers.
Ner became the father of Kish. Kish became the father of Saul. Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
Explanation
This verse is a simple genealogical entry, listing the sons of a man named Jeiel, identified in the preceding verse as "the father of Gibeon." In
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