KJV King James Version
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
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1 Chronicles 9:39
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
WEB World English Bible
Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
ASV American Standard Version
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 9
36 And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.
41 And the sons of Micah [were], Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
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וְנֵר֙H5369 · nerNerהוֹלִ֣ידH3205 · ya.ladto begetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קִ֔ישׁH7027 · qishKishוְקִ֖ישׁH7027 · qishKishהוֹלִ֣ידH3205 · ya.ladto begetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שָׁא֑וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulהוֹלִ֤ידH3205 · ya.ladto begetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙H3083 · ye.ho.na.tanJonathanוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַלְכִּי־H4444 · mal.ki.shu.aMalchi-shuaשׁ֔וּעַH4444 · mal.ki.shu.aMalchi-shuaוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲבִינָדָ֖בH41 · a.vi.na.davAbinadabוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶשְׁבָּֽעַל׃H792 · esh.ba.alEshbaal
Cross-references
1 Samuel 13:22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that [were] with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.1 Chronicles 10:2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.1 Chronicles 8:33-38And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.1 Samuel 14:49-51Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters [were these]; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:1 Samuel 31:2And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.1 Samuel 14:1Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that [is] on the other side. But he told not his father.
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