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1 Chronicles 8:29 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 29. 29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:
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Quick Meaning
This verse opens the thought unit and establishes its first name, action, or speech: “And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Gibeon's household links to Jerusalem.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 8:29–32
Read 1 Chronicles 8:29 with 8:29–32. The selected wording supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first name, action, or speech; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Jeiel, Maachah, their sons, and Mikloth's descendants are associated with Gibeon and residence near relatives in Jerusalem.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Gibeon's household links to Jerusalem,” 1 Chronicles 8:29 opens the thought unit and establishes its first name, action, or speech through the wording “And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah.” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: This bridge prepares Saul's line and will be repeated at the end of chapter 9. 1 Chronicles 8:8–28 has just established this prior movement: Shaharaim's wives and sons in Moab, Elpaal's town builders, leaders who drove people from Gath, and multiple family branches culminate in Jerusalem chiefs. Together those details explain why “Gibeon's household links to Jerusalem” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 8:29–32 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 8:29–32 forms the complete movement “Gibeon's household links to Jerusalem”: Jeiel, Maachah, their sons, and Mikloth's descendants are associated with Gibeon and residence near relatives in Jerusalem.
Verse 29. 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:
Verse 30. 30 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
Verse 31. 31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
Verse 32. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
Follow the Context
- Jeiel, Maachah, their sons, and Mikloth's descendants are associated with Gibeon and residence near relatives in Jerusalem.
- This bridge prepares Saul's line and will be repeated at the end of chapter 9.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
1 Chronicles 8:29 does not permit the wording “And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah” to be read apart from the selected verse's context. The household link does not make Gibeonites inferior, settle every name, or establish a modern genealogy.
What Remains True
Communal memory must preserve real people, households, disruptions, and belonging without turning ancestry into superiority, spiritual rank, or entitlement. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Jeiel, Maachah, their sons, and Mikloth's descendants are associated with Gibeon and residence near relatives in Jerusalem. In 1 Chronicles 8:29, the concrete line “And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah.” When a community tells its story, document people accurately, notice women and outsiders as persons, state gaps honestly, and reject ancestry tests for dignity, faith, citizenship, land, or leadership. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Jeiel, Maachah, their sons, and Mikloth's descendants are associated with Gibeon and residence near relatives in Jerusalem.
Teach It Back
Explain why 1 Chronicles 8:29 turns to Gibeon's household and names Maachah as wife. Use 8:29–32, paraphrase “And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah,” state one source or reconstruction limit, identify one person or group power can obscure, and reject one conclusion this verse does not authorize.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 1 Chronicles 8:29–32, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 8:29–32
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 8:29–32, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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