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60 Shashak; and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah; and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem. And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah: and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab; and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher. And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren. And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab,

27. Jeroham] = Jeremoth (ver. 14).

28. these dwelt in Jerusalem] i.e. in the writer's day the heads of families enumerated in vv. 15—27 dwelt in Jerusalem. Cp. ix. 2, 3; Neh. xi. 1—8. But the words may be a gloss brought in from ix. 34 along with the following verses (see below).

29—38 (=ch. ix. 35—44).&emsp;

29—38. These verses, which set forth the ancestors and descendants of Saul, are found also in ix. 35—44, where they serve as the introduction to the account of Saul's death in ch. x. The latter passage would naturally seem to be the original place of these verses, but the arguments in favour of that view are not conclusive, and the point must be allowed to be doubtful.

29. Gibeon] some six miles N. of Jerusalem, was apparently the residence in post-exilic days of families which claimed descent from the house of Saul. Cp. 2 Chr. i. 3.

Jeiel] added in accordance with ix. 35.

30. and Baal] Add with LXX. (A) and ix. 36 and Ner. LXX. (B) shows that a word is missing after Baal for it reads (=...?).

31. and Zecher] Read with ix. 37, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

32. with their brethren, etc.] i.e. with some of their brethren in Jerusalem over against other of their brethren in Gibeon and other places. "They" would seem to refer to Mikloth and Shimeah, but the clause is far from clear, and it may be noted that ver. 32 b looks like the heading of a list that has been lost.

33. begat Kish] here and in ix. 39, read begat Abner—as in 1 Sam. xiv. 51, etc.

Jonathan Abinadab] Slain with Saul on Mt Gilboa; x. 2; 1 Sam. xxxi. 2.