Note 463 — Chapter VI · THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONARCHY (continued 2)
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The name Merib-Baal, given by the Chronicler (1 Chron. viii. 34, ix. 40), is doubtless correct. In the books of Samuel Baal has, as usual, been changed into Bosheth, and Merib corrupted into the senseless Mephi.