1 Chronicles 8:33-4

(cp. 1 Chronicles 9:39-44). The Genealogy of the House of Saul

33. Abinadab So in 1 Samuel 31:2, but in 1 Samuel 14:49 R.V., Ishvi.

Eshbaal In 2 Samuel 2:8 called Ish-bosheth. Cp. 1 Chronicles 7:6, note on Jediael(Ashbel), In the (more generally read) Sam. text the offensive name Eshbaal"Man of Baal" has been changed to Ishbosheth, "Man of the Shameful-thing" (i.e. of the idol), but it has been left standing in the less-used text of Chron. The title Baal("Lord") was applied in early days (e.g. in the days of Saul) to the national God of Israel, but in later days (cp. Hosea 2:17) the prophets objected to it because it was freely applied to Heathen gods. Thus to Saul and Samuel the name Eshbaalwas acceptable as meaning "Man of the Lord," i.e. of Jehovah, while to the prophetic author or reviser of the book of Samuel it was offensive as signifying "Man of a Baal," i.e. of one of the gods worshipped by the neighbouring nations.