Person Old Testament
Melech
Also known as Melech =ESV, KJV; Melek =NIV
Melech, a descendant of King Saul mentioned in the genealogies of Benjamin. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 8:35.
Why it matters. A descendant of King Saul.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Melech
Melech is mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin in the First Book of Chronicles (1Ch.8.35; 9.41). He is listed as a descendant of King Saul, the first king of Israel. The genealogies indicate that Melech was the son of Micah and the father of Tarea.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Micah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.