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Saul's family

29 Gibeon's father lived in Gibeon town. His wife's name was Maakah. 30 His firstborn son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker and Mikloth.[a]

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  1. 8:31 Before the worship of the false god called Baal began in Israel, the word ‘Baal’ was an ordinary word for God. And people often used that word in the names of their children.

29 Jeiel[a] the father[b] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.(A)

His wife’s name was Maakah, 30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,[c] Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:29 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not have Jeiel.
  2. 1 Chronicles 8:29 Father may mean civic leader or military leader.
  3. 1 Chronicles 8:30 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not have Ner.