1 Chronicles8

¹ Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,

² Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

³ The sons of Bela were: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵ Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶ These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:

⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who deported them and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.

⁹ By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam,

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

¹¹ By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages),

¹³ and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

¹⁴ Ahio, Shashak, 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, Zikri, Zabdi,

²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

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

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³ Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,

²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵ Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

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

²⁸ All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maakah,

³⁰ and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zeker

³² and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

³³ Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.

³⁴ The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.

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

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

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

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

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

⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.