1 Chronicles 8

8TH CHAPTER

Benjamin’s Descendants

¹Benjamin was the father of Bela (his firstborn), Ashbel (his second son), Aharah (his third son), ²Nohah (his fourth son), and Rapha (his fifth son). ³Bela’s sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 

⁶These were Ehud’s sons, who were heads of the families living in Geba and who were taken away as captives to Manahath: ⁷Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera led the rest of them away as captives. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. 

⁸Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab, ⁹he and his wife Hodesh had the following sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. All of Shaharaim’s sons became heads of families. ¹¹He and Hushim were the parents of Abitub and Elpaal. ¹²Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed (who built Ono, Lod, and Lod’s villages). 

¹³Beriah and Shema were the heads of the families who lived in Aijalon. They forced out the people living in Gath. ¹⁴Their brothers^awere Shashak and Jeremoth. ¹⁵Beriah’s sons were Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha. ¹⁷Elpaal’s sons were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab. ¹⁹Shimei’s sons were Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. ²²Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵Iphdeiah, and Penuel. ²⁶Jeroham’s sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri. ²⁸These were the heads of families listed by their ancestry. They were the heads of families. They lived in Jerusalem. 

²⁹Jeiel,^bwho first settled Gibeon, lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah. ³⁰His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, ³²and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They lived next to their relatives in Jerusalem. ³³Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ³⁴Jonathan’s son was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal was the father of Micah. ³⁵Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. ³⁶Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. ³⁷Moza was the father of Binea. Binea’s son was Raphah. Raphah’s son was Eleasah. Eleasah’s son was Azel. ³⁸Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All of these men were Azel’s sons. ³⁹His brother Eshek’s sons were Ulam (the firstborn), Jeush (the second son), and Eliphelet (the third son). ⁴⁰Ulam’s sons were soldiers, skilled archers. They had many sons and grandsons, 150 in all. All of these men were Benjamin’s descendants.