1)

Why does it say "Mefivoshes ben Yehonason ben Sha'ul"? (We know that Yehonason is ben Sha'ul!)

1.

Malbim: Until now he was hiding; he hid his name and his family's name. Now he publicized it.

2)

Why is he called "Meriv Ba'al" in Divrei ha'Yamim I, 8:34?

1.

Shabbos 56b: His real name was Mefivoshes. He is called Meriv Ba'al because he made a Merivah (quarrel) with his Master. (When David said that Tziva will split the field with him, Mefivoshes was upset with Hashem, who returned David).

2.

Malbim: One of these names is what he called himself when he was hiding.

3.

Malbim citing Chazal: His real name was Meriv Ba'al. 1 He is called Mefivoshes because he shamed David in Halachah.


1

Our text in Brachos 4a says that Mefivoshes's real name was Ish Boshes. It seems that Malbim's text there said Meriv Ba'al, like Shitah Mekubetzes and Maharsha, 4a. (PF).

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