And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel , whose wife's name was Maacah;

And at Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha:

And in Gibeon hath the father of Gibeon dwelt, and the name of his wife is Maachah;

And at Gibeon dwelled the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

And at Gibeon - This passage to the end of the 38th verse is found with a little variety in the names, 1-Chronicles 9:35-44.
The rabbins say that Ezra, having found two books that had these passages with a variety in the names, as they agreed in general, he thought best to insert them both, not being able to discern which was the best.
His general plan was to collate all the copies he had, and to follow the greater number when he found them to agree; those which disagreed from the majority were thrown aside as spurious; and yet, in many cases, probably the rejected copies contained the true text.
If Ezra proceeded as R. Song. Jarchi says, he had a very imperfect notion of the rules of true criticism; and it is no wonder that he has left so many faults in his text.

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon,.... The builder of the city, and prince of the inhabitants of it, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25 whose name was Jehiel, 1-Chronicles 9:35,
(whose wife's name was Maachah;) of which name were many, see 1-Chronicles 2:48.

_ - 1-Chronicles 8:29-38 recur in 1-Chronicles 9:35-44 (see on that passage).