1 Chronicles 8

Chapter 8

Genealogy from Benjamin

¹And ^aBenjamin ¹became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, ^bAharah the third,

²Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

³Bela had sons: ¹Addar, Gera, Abihud,

⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them into exile to Manahath,

⁷namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera—he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸Shaharaim became the father of children in the ¹country of Moab after he had ²sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

⁹By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households.

¹¹By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹²The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;

¹³and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

¹⁴and ¹Ahio, Shashak and Jeremoth.

¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

¹⁶Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

¹⁷Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

¹⁹Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

²¹Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of ¹Shimei.

²²Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men ¹who lived in Jerusalem.

^29aNow in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah;

³⁰and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

³¹Gedor, Ahio and ¹Zecher.

³²Mikloth became the father of ¹Shimeah. And they also lived with their ²relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.

Genealogy from King Saul

^33aNer became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, ¹Abinadab and ²Eshbaal.

³⁴The son of Jonathan was ¹Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

³⁵The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, ¹Tarea and Ahaz.

³⁶Ahaz became the father of ¹Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

³⁷Moza became the father of Binea; ¹Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

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

³⁹The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second and Eliphelet the third.

⁴⁰The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.