Easton's Bible Dictionary Contender with Baal, (1 Chronicles 8:34; 9:40), elsewhere called Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 4:4), the son of Jonathan. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MERIB-BAAL mer-ib-ba'-al (meribhba`al; also meri-bha`al, "Baal contends"): The spelling varies in a single verse; 1 Chronicles 9:40 contains the name twice: first, in the first form above; second, in the second form. The name is given also in 1 Chronicles 8:34. It is the other name of MEPHIBOSHETH (2) (which see). In Jeremiah 11:13 and Hosea 9:10 the terms "Baal" and "Bosheth" seem to stand in apposition, the latter form being a slightly contemptuous alternative rendered "shame." This is akin to other like changes, such as Esh-baal for Ish-bosheth, Jerub-besheth for Jerub-baal, etc. The change in the first part of the name could occur through a clerical confusion of the Hebrew aspirate pe (p) and resh (r) in Hebrew. Henry Wallace

Multi-Version Concordance Merib-baal (2 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 8:34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. (ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 9:40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. (ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS NIV)