Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.
There is little or nothing of history in all these verses; we have not therefore much to observe. 1. As to the difficulties that occur in this and the foregoing genealogies we need not perplex ourselves. I presume Ezra took them as he found them in the books of the kings of Israel and Judah (Ezr 9:1), according as they were given in by the...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 8:1-32
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal,.... The same with Mephibosheth, Sa2 4:4 so Jerubbaal is called Jerubbesheth, Jdg 6:32. and Meribbaal begat Micah; called his young son in David's time, Sa2 9:12.
And at Gibeon - This passage to the end of the 38th verse is found with a little variety in the names, Ch1 9:35-44. The rabbins say that Ezra, having found two books that had these passages with a variety in the names, as they agreed in general, he thought best to insert them both, not being able to discern which was the best.