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8:34 Merib-baal. This name for Mephibosheth was probably first spelled Meri-baal (“hero of Baal” or “loved of Baal”) and later changed to Merib-baal (perhaps “opponent of Baal”). “Mephibosheth” itself means “from the mouth of shame” (2 Sam. 4:4; 9:6).