King James Version
1 Chronicles 9:35 in the King James Version says “And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon , Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon , Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:”
1 Chronicles 9:35 · King James Version
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free : for they were employed in that work day and night. they: Heb. upon them
These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon , Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
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“dwelt”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“was Maachah”
H4601maakah (or maakath), the name of a place in syria, also of a mesopotamian, of three israelites, and of four israelitesses and one syrian woman
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