^8:29The father of Gibeon⁴ lived in Gibeon; his wife’s name was Maacah. ^8:30His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal,⁵ Nadab, ^8:31Gedor, Ahio, Zeker, and Mikloth.⁶

^8:32Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.⁷

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Footnotes

4 Some supply the name “Jeiel,” which is not in the (cf. 1 Chr 9:35). The addition of the name here is followed by many English versions (e.g., , , , , , ).
5 Some add “Ner” here (cf. 1 Chr 9:36 and v. 33 below, where Ner is mentioned as the father of Kish). The form וְנֵר (véner) could have been accidentally omitted by homoioarcton since each name in the list has the conjunction prefixed to it. Some English versions follow the here and add “Ner” (e.g., , , ).
6 The Hebrew text omits the name “Mikloth,” but it may have fallen out accidentally by haplography. Note that the name immediately follows at the beginning of v. 32; cf. .
7 Heb “and also they, opposite their brothers, lived in Jerusalem with their brothers.” This redundancy has been removed in the translation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah. His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.

His wife’s name was Maakah, and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zeker and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jeiel fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem, with their other relatives.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeam. All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife was Maacah. And his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zeker, and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their kinsmen.

KJV 1900King James Version

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah: And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

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