Mephibosheth Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Mephibosheth, son of Saul and Rizpah, was given to the Gibeonites for execution.
son of Saul (2SA 21:8)
Lineage: Aphiah › Bechorath › Zeror › Abiel › Kish › Saul › Mephibosheth
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Mephibosheth
out of my mouth proceeds reproach
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Mephibosheth
· Also called · H4648 none · 2SA 21:8 from the mouth of Shame [a derogatory name for Baal]
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מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת
məfiboshet · H4648 · 2SA 21:8 from the mouth of Shame [a derogatory name for Baal]
- he מְפִיבֹשֶׁת · H4648H
- el Μεμφιβοσθε Memphibosthe · none · 2SA 21:8
- bg Мемфивостей
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Mephibosheth Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Mephibosheth was a son of King Saul and his concubine Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah (2Sa 21:8). He was one of the seven descendants of Saul who were handed over to the Gibeonites to be executed, as a means of atonement for Saul's attempt to annihilate the Gibeonites (2Sa 21:8). This event occurred during David's reign, when a three-year famine prompted David to seek the Lord's guidance. The Gibeonites requested seven of Saul's descendants to be handed over to them, and Mephibosheth was among those chosen. He was put to death along with his brothers and the five sons of Merab, Saul's daughter (2Sa 21:8).
Mephibosheth 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The name of Saul’s son by the concubine Rizpah (q.v.), the daughter of Aiah. He and his brother Armoni were with five others “hanged on a hill before the Lord” by the Gibeonites, and their bodies exposed in the sun for five months (2 Sam. 21:8-10).
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