Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab (1 Sam. 18:19). The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites (2 Sam. 21:8, 9. , “bare”] these five sons, either that she treated them as if she had been their own mother, or that for “Michal” we should read “Merab,” as in 1 Sam. 18:19).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(flock of God), son of Barzillai, to whom Saul gave his daughter Merab, although he had previously promised her to David. ) His five sons were amongst the seven descendants of Saul whom David surrendered to the Gibeonites.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
A'DRIEL. See Merab.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
the flock of God
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