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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.
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A Purposeful Repetition
Commentators explain that this genealogy of King Saul is intentionally repeated from chapter 8. The author of Chronicles uses this repetition as a literary bridge, connecting the book's long genealogical introduction (chapters 1-9) to the start of the historical narrative, which begins with Saul's death in chapter 10.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is an almost exact repetition of 1 Chronicles 8:29–38, likely included intentionally by the author. To connect the genealogical se…
19th Century
Anglican
A duplicate of 1 Chronicles 8:29–38. The genealogy of Saul seems to be repeated, according to the chronicler’s habit (compare [Referenc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 9:35).
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