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(Heb. Malki-Shlu'a, îִìְëַּéàּùׁåּò , king of help, twice as one word, îִìְëַּéùׁåּòִ , 1Sa_14:49; 1Sa_31:2; where the Auth. Vers. Anglicizes “Melchi-shua;” Septuag. and Vulg. everywhere Ìáë÷éóïõÝ , Melchisua), the second or third named of the four sons of king Saul (1Ch_8:33; 1Ch_9:39), apparently by Ahinoam (1Sa_14:49); he perished in the battle at Gilboa with his father (1Sa_31:2; 1Ch_10:2). B.C. 1053. “In the fact that the name of Saul's eldest son was Jehovistic in form (Jehovah hath given), whereas no such peculiarity is found in the names of the other sons, some writers (e.g. Mr. F. Newman) have seen a trace of Saul's gradual apostasy. Josephus only mentions Malchishuah once, after his brothers ( Ìåë÷éóüò , Ant. 6:14, 7).'