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    Malchi-shua

    מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ

    Malchi-shua, a son of King Saul, was killed in battle against the Philistines.

    verses
    5
    first named
    1 Samuel 14:49
    last named
    1 Chronicles 10:2
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Benjamin

    Description

    Who was Malchi-shua?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Malchi-shua was one of the sons of King Saul, the first king of Israel. He was a brother of Jonathan, Abinadab, and Ishvi. Malchi-shua fought alongside his father and brothers in the battles against the Philistines. In a fierce battle on Mount Gilboa, the Philistines overwhelmed the Israelite army. Malchi-shua, along with his brothers Jonathan and Abinadab, was killed in the battle. King Saul, upon seeing his sons dead and facing imminent capture, took his own life by falling on his sword (1Sa.14.49; 31.2; 1Ch.8.33; 9.39; 10.2).

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Malchi-shua10 of 13 entities the graph connects to Malchi-shua, in 3 groups: kinship 6, company 2, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.SaulChild of · 4 events · 327 versesJonathanSibling of · 4 events · 82 versesMichalSibling of · 16 versesIsh-boshethSibling of · 12 versesAbinadabSibling of · 4 events · 5 versesMerabSibling of · 4 versesKinshipDeath of Men Of Israel, Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, and SaulTook part in · 5 versesMen Of Israel and Philistia’s death of Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, Saul, and Saul Three SonsTook part in · 4 versesCompanyPhilistia3 events · 250 versesGilboa Mount2 events · 6 versesEventsMalchi-shua

    The 10 best-attested of 13 are drawn. All 13 are listed below.

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Malchi-shua happensThe one place the claims about Malchi-shua reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gilboa_Mount. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Malchi-shua there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gilboa_Mount
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Malchi-shua reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 2 books.

    1. 1 Samuel2 verses

      14:4931:2

    2. 1 Chronicles3 verses

      8:339:3910:2

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Armoni and Mephibosheth, and 1 moreRizpahConcubine of Saul; mother of Armoni and Mephiboshethvia Death of Men Of Israel, Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, and Saul and Men Of Israel and Philistia’s death of Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, Saul, and Saul Three SonsDeathDeath is a concept gathering 207 labelled instances in the text.via Death of Men Of Israel, Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, and Saul and Men Of Israel and Philistia’s death of Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, Saul, and Saul Three SonsGilboa MountA mountain range where Saul and his sons died.via Jonathan and MichalDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christvia Michal and SaulSaul’s giving of MichalSaul’s giving of Michal is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jonathan and SaulAmalek’s death of Saul and JonathanAmalek’s death of Saul and Jonathan is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jonathan and SaulDavid’s lamentDavid’s lament is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jonathan and SaulJonathan’s bringing of DavidJonathan’s bringing of David is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jonathan and SaulKing and Saul’s eatingKing and Saul’s eating is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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