Ch1 8:33 for he had two names: and Melchishua; and besides these three there was another, whose name was Ishbosheth, sometimes called Eshbaal, Sa2 2:8 who succeeded him in the kingdom; for which reason Abarbinel thinks he is not mentioned here, because he was a king; though it is generally supposed the reason why these only are named is, because they went out to war with him, and died with him, but this did not; he had other children by a concubine, or secondary wife, whose name was Rizpah, not mentioned here, Sa2 21:8 , and the names of his two daughters were these, the name of the firstborn Merab; who was afterwards married to Adriel the Meholathite, Sa1 18:19 and the name of the younger Michal; who became the wife of David, Sa1 18:27 .