1 Chronicles 8

BENJAMIN’S DESCENDANTS

8Benjamin^f fathered Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third, ²Nohah fourth, and Rapha fifth.

³Bela’s sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶These were Ehud’s sons, who were the heads of the families living in Geba and who were deported to Manahath: ⁷Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera deported them and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸Shaharaim had sons in the territory of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. ⁹His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, family heads. ¹¹He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

¹²Elpaal’s sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed who built Ono and Lod and its surrounding villages, ¹³Beriah and Shema, who were the family heads of Aijalon’s residents and who drove out the residents of Gath, ¹⁴Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.

¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were Beriah’s sons.

¹⁷Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were Elpaal’s sons.

¹⁹Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were Shimei’s sons.

²²Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵Iphdeiah, and Penuel were Shashak’s sons.

²⁶Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were Jeroham’s sons.

²⁸These^a were family heads, chiefs according to their family records; they lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹Jeiel^b fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. ³⁰Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, ³²and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem, with their other relatives.

³³Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.^D

³⁴Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal,^E and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

³⁵Micah’s sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

³⁶Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza.

³⁷Moza fathered Binea. His son was Raphah, his son Elasah, and his son Azel.

³⁸Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were Azel’s sons.

³⁹His brother Eshek’s sons: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

⁴⁰Ulam’s sons were valiant warriors and archers.^A They had many sons and grandsons—150 of them.

All these were among Benjamin’s sons.