1 Chronicles 8

¹ Benjamin became the father of Bela, his first-born, Ashbel, the second son, Aharah, the third,

² Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth.

³ The sons of Bela were Addar and Gera, the father of Ehud.

⁴ The sons of Ehud were Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ These were the sons of Ehud, family heads over those who dwelt in Geba and were deported to Manahath.

⁷ Also Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. The last, who led them into exile, became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim became a father on the Moabite plateau after he had put away his wives Hushim and Baara.

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

¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, family heads.

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

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

¹³ Beriah, and Shema. They were family heads of those who dwelt in Aijalon, and they put the inhabitants of Gath to flight.

¹⁴ Their brethren were Elpaal, Shashak, and Jeremoth.

¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

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

¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

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

¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

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

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

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

²⁸ These were family heads over their kindred, chiefs who dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹ In Gibeon dwelt Jeiel, the founder of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah;

³⁰ also his first-born son, Abdon, and Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, and Mikloth.

³² Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. These, too, dwelt with their relatives in Jerusalem, opposite their fellow tribesmen.

³³ Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul. Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

³⁴ The son of Jonathan was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal became the father of Micah.

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

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

³⁷ Moza became the father of Binea, whose son was Raphah, whose son was Eleasah, whose son was Azel.

³⁸ Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, his first-born, Ishmael, Sheariah, Azariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; all these were the sons of Azel.

³⁹ The sons of Eshek, his brother, were Ulam, his first-born, Jeush, the second son, and Eliphelet, the third.

⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were combat archers, and many were their sons and grandsons: one hundred and fifty. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.