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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Adriel:

flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab (1Sa 18:19). The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites (2Sa 21:8,9). Here it is said that Michal "brought up" [R.V., "bare"] these five sons, either that she treated them as if she had been their own mother, or that for "Michal" we should read "Merab," as in (1Sa 18:19).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Adriel:

the flock of God

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Adriel:

a'-dri-el (‘adhri'el, "my help is God"): The son of Barzillai the Meholathite, to whom Merab the daughter of King Saul was married when she should have been given to David (1Sa 18:19; 2Sa 21:8). "Michal" in 2Sa 21:8 is a textual error easily accounted for Adriel and Merab had five sons, whom David handed over to the blood vengeance of the men of Gibeon. The name Adriel seems to be Aramaic, the equivalent of the Hebrew name Azriel.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Adriel:

(flock of God) son of Barzillai, to whom Saul gave his daughter Merab, although he had previously promised her to David (1 Samuel 18:19). (B.C. about 1062) His five sons were amongst the seven descendants of Saul whom David surrendered to the Gibeonites (2 Samuel 21:8).

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