1 Chronicles 9:36 Meaning and Explanation
“And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,”
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Read Full Chapter →Jehiel's sons are listed, beginning with Abdon the firstborn and including Kish and Ner.
What Does 1 Chronicles 9:36 Mean?
The chronicler lists the sons of Jehiel of Gibeon, naming Abdon the firstborn first and then his brothers, among them Kish and Ner, names that will prove important in the royal line.
Within this seemingly ordinary household lie the ancestors of Israel's first king. The presence of Kish and Ner points forward to Saul, who would rise from this family. God's choices often begin in obscurity, in a list of brothers no different at first glance from any other. The recording of these names reminds us that the LORD knows the end from the beginning and prepares His purposes long before they come to light.
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What does 1 Chronicles 9:36 mean?
Jehiel's sons are listed, beginning with Abdon the firstborn and including Kish and Ner.