Mephibosheth
son of Jonathan (2SA 4:4)
PersonTribe of Benjaminmale14 verses
Names
- Mephibosheth — מְפִיבֹשֶׁת məfiyboshet “from the mouth of Shame [a derogatory name for Baal]”” (H4648) · Μεμφιβοσθε Memphibosthe — 2 Samuel 4:4
- Merib-baal — מְרִיב בַּעַל məriyv baal “Baal contends” (H4807, H4810) · Μεριβααλ Meribaal — 1 Chronicles 8:34
Family
- father of Mica (son of Mephibosheth) (inferred)
Dated events
- Birth of Mephibosheth — 2,946 AH · 1,060 BC (Ussher) · aged 0 — 2 Samuel 4:4
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Jerusalem — 3 shared verses
- Jezreel 2 — 1 shared verse
- Mount of Olives — 1 shared verse