And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:

1 CHRONICLES 9:35KJV
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1 Chronicles 9:35 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 9:35 mean?

1 Chronicles 9:35 introduces a family connected with the town of Gibeon. Jehiel is called “the father of Gibeon,” and his wife is named Maachah. The verse places this family in Gibeon before the family line continues.

The title “father of Gibeon” may point to Jehiel as a founding or leading figure associated with the town. After the list of Jerusalem’s residents and their duties, the account turns to the family from which Saul came.

The Hebrew behind 1 Chronicles 9:35

  • “dwelt” — יָשַׁב (yashav): This word can mean “lived” or “settled.” It places Jehiel’s home in Gibeon, rather than merely recording a visit.
  • “father” — אָב (av): This word can refer to a parent or an ancestor. Here it is used in connection with a town, giving Jehiel a title that reaches beyond the usual sense of a child’s father.

Why 1 Chronicles 9:35 matters

  • The verse identifies the starting point for Saul’s family line. The names that follow lead through Ner and Kish to Saul in verse 39.
  • Maachah has a place in the family record alongside Jehiel. Naming his wife makes her part of the introduction to the descendants listed afterward.

Where else these words appear

“Gibeon” Hebrew H25 · used in 2 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 8:29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

“Jehiel” Hebrew H3273 · used in 12 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 5:7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
  • 1 Chronicles 15:21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
  • 2 Chronicles 29:13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:

“Maachah” Hebrew H4601 · used in 23 verses

  • Genesis 22:24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
  • 1 Kings 15:10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

“Gibeon” Hebrew H1391 · used in 35 verses

  • Joshua 9:3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
  • Joshua 18:25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
  • 1 Chronicles 8:29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: