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title = "1 Chronicles 8:1–40"
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date = "2023-11-24"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1Chronicles8.1-40)
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Much like David's line was given in great detail, Saul's lineage is expanded upon from his forefather Benjamin.
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Unfortunately, we run into the same problems we encountered in the lists of Judah's sons, which is that the names are not all the same everywhere they are listed.
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It is not unusual for a person to have different names in the Bible, beyond even variant names.
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(Gideon was called Jerub-baal, Daniel was called Belteshazzar, etc.)
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It could also be that Benjamin had a whole bunch of children and they weren't all listed at one time for some reason.
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Verses 6 through 8 speak of exile and children born in Moab.
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These probably don't refer to the country-wide exile of Judah when Babylon conquered the land.
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Instead it would be a more localized exile, perhaps of this particular family, much earlier in the history of the Benjaminites.
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It could possibly be the same time period as the famine that sent Naomi's family to Moab in the time of the judges.
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After a long list of names and a few of their exploits, we are introduced to the line of King Saul, starting with Gibeon.
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(Jeiel might be named as the father of Gibeon, but in italics, so we know his name doesn't appear in the original text.
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However, his name does appear in [1 Chronicles 9:35](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1Chronicles9.35), so the translators help us out by adding it back here.)
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Saul's son Jonathan is famous from his friendship with David, and Jonathan's son Merib-baal is more commonly known as Mephibosheth from the kindness David showed him in [2 Samuel 9](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/2Samuel9), but many of Mephibosheth's descendants are listed afterwards.
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After 2 Samuel 9, I don't think Saul's line is ever mentioned again, but here we see that they continued to do well in the kingdom of Judah.
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You have promised to preserve Your people throughout the ages. Your word never returns void.
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