1 Chronicles 8

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

² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³ And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath):

⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ And Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

⁹ He had sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibi-a, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses.

¹¹ He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

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

¹³ and Beriah and Shema (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath);

¹⁴ and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.

¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

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

¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

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

¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰ Eli-enai, Zillethai, Eliel,

²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shime-i.

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 Ja-areshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸ These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Je-iel the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.

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

³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,

³² and Mikloth (he was the father of Shime-ah). Now these also dwelt opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

³³ Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal;

³⁴ and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

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

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

³⁷ Moza was the father of Bine-a; Raphah was his son, Ele-asah his son, Azel his son.

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

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

⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.