Dictionary Summary:Flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab ([1 Sam. 18:19](/1sam#1Sam.18.19)). The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites ([2 Sam. 21:8](/2sam#2Sam.21.8), [9](/2sam#2Sam.21.9). 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 [1 Sam. 18:19](/1sam#1Sam.18.19)). ²