1 Chronicles 9:35-44·~1 min

The Descendants of Saul

The line begins with Jeiel of Gibeon and moves through his sons and descendants, who live near their relatives. The genealogy reestablishes Saul's wider family setting before naming the king himself.

J³⁵eiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. ³⁶Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³⁷Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ³⁸Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.

The genealogy moves from Ner to Kish, Saul, Jonathan, and the generations that follow through Micah and Azel. Saul's house is not left in the past but carried forward in remembered descent.

³⁹Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. ⁴⁰The son of Jonathan: ⁴¹The sons of Micah: ⁴²Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza. ⁴³Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was his son, Elasah his son, and Azel his son. ⁴⁴And Azel had six sons, and these were their names:

Section summaryThe chapter ends by tracing Saul's family from Jeiel of Gibeon through Saul, Jonathan, and later descendants. After the restored life of Jerusalem is described, this genealogy quietly returns the reader to the royal line that will shape the story ahead.

Role in the chapterThis closing section links the genealogical record back to Saul's house. It serves as a transition from the lists of restored Jerusalem to the coming narrative world of Israel's kings.