1 Chronicles 8

¹ Benjamin was father of Bela, his first-born, Ashbel second, Ahiram third,

² Nohah fourth, Rapha fifth.

³ Bela had sons: Addar, Gera father of Ehud,

⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵ Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶ These are the sons of Ehud. They were heads of families of the inhabitants of Geba and led them intoexile at Manahath:

⁷ Naaman, Ahijah and Gera. It was he who led them into exile; he became the father of Uzza andAhihud.

⁸ Shaharaim had children in the Plains of Moab after he had dismissed his wives, Hushim and Baara.

⁹ By his new wife he had sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.

¹¹ By Hushim he had sons: Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham and Shemed, who built Ono and Lud and its dependencies.

¹³ Beriah and Shema were the chiefs of the families who lived at Aijalon; they routed the inhabitants ofGath.

¹⁴ His brother was Shashak. Jeremoth,

¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

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

¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshul am, Hizki, Haber,

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

¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

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

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵ Iphdeiah, Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

²⁷ Jaareshaiah, Elijah, Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸ These were chiefs of families according to their relationship. They lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ At Gibeon lived Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife was cal ed Maacah.

³⁰ His first-born son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher

³² and Mikloth. Mikloth fathered Shimeah. But they, unlike their brothers, lived at Jerusalem with theirbrothers.

³³ Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.

³⁴ Son of Jonathan: Meribbaal. Meribbaal fathered Micah.

³⁵ Sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, Ahaz.

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

³⁷ Moza fathered Binea, Raphah his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.

³⁸ Azel had six sons, whose names were these: Azrikam, his first-born, then Ishmael, Sheariah,Obadiah, Hanan. All these were sons of Azel.

³⁹ Sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam, his first-born, Jeush second, Eliphelet third.

⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were warriors-archers. They had as many as a hundred and fifty sons andgrandsons. All these belonged to the sons of Benjamin.