Mica (son of Mephibosheth)
미가 (므비보셋의 아들)
Named at 2 Samuel 9:12: “Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica.”
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- 2SA 9:9–13, engwebp
9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s son.
10Till the land for him—you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth your master’s son will always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table like one of the king’s sons.
12Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All who lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
13So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.
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Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.
Unresolved interpretation: Eshbaal and Merib-baal of 1 Chronicles 8 and 9
- 2 Samuel 2:8 says, “Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.” 4:4 says that Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet, and ends, “His name was Mephibosheth.” 9:12 says, “Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica.”
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- 2SA 2:8–11, engwebp
8Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
9He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
- 2SA 4:4, engwebp
4Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse picked him up and fled. As she hurried to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
- 2SA 9:9–13, engwebp
9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s son.
10Till the land for him—you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth your master’s son will always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table like one of the king’s sons.
12Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All who lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
13So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.
- 2SA 2:8–11, engwebp
- 1 Chronicles 8:33–34 and 9:39–40 both say, “Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal. Merib-baal became the father of Micah.”
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- 1CH 8:33–40, engwebp
33Ner became the father of Kish. Kish became the father of Saul. Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal. Merib-baal became the father of Micah.
35The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri became the father of Moza.
37Moza became the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and grandsons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
- 1CH 9:39–44, engwebp
39Ner became the father of Kish. Kish became the father of Saul. Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal. Merib-baal became the father of Micah.
41The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42Ahaz became the father of Jarah. Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri became the father of Moza.
43Moza became the father of Binea, Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
44Azel had six sons, whose names are Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
- 1CH 8:33–40, engwebp
2 Samuel 2:8 names Ishbosheth the son of Saul, 4:4 Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, and 9:12 Mica the son of Mephibosheth. 1 Chronicles 8:33–34 and 9:39–40 name Eshbaal among the sons of Saul, Merib-baal the son of Jonathan, and Micah, whom Merib-baal fathered. Both editions write the first two names otherwise: the Korean Revised Version reads 이스보셋 and 에스바알, 므비보셋 and 므립바알, and WEB Ishbosheth and Eshbaal, Mephibosheth and Merib-baal. The Korean Revised Version writes 미가 in both books, and WEB Mica in 2 Samuel 9:12 and Micah in 1 Chronicles. The text does not say whether they are the same men. This collection records the Eshbaal, Merib-baal and Micah of 1 Chronicles as names of its lists, linked to no entry of 2 Samuel, and does not decide whether they are the same men.
All 1 relationships: AI-assisted, human review pending
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Mephibosheth (son of Jonathan) — Father of — Mica (son of Mephibosheth)
Evidence: 2 Samuel 9:9–13
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