Malchi-shua
Mentioned 1199–1055 BC traditional (Jones)
King of help, one of the four sons of Saul (1 Chr. 8:33). He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:2).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Father
- Saul
- Mother
- Ahinoam
- Siblings
- Abinadab, Jonathan, Merab, Michal, Ish-bosheth
- Half-siblings
- Armoni, Mephibosheth
- Tagged in
- 4 verses
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Abinadab, Jonathan, Abiel, Kish, and Saul.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1235–1019 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
4 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Malchi-shua 0 |
| KJV | Malchi-shua 0 |
| ASV | Malchi-shua 3 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
1 Samuel1 verse
- 31:2
The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
1 Chronicles3 verses
- 8:33
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
- 9:39
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
- 10:2
The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
King of help, one of the four sons of Saul (1 Chr. 8:33). He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:2).