1 Chronicles 8

¹1 Chronicles 8:1. Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,²1 Chronicles 8:2. Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.³1 Chronicles 8:3. The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,⁴1 Chronicles 8:4. Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,⁵1 Chronicles 8:5. Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.⁶1 Chronicles 8:6. These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:⁷1 Chronicles 8:7. Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.⁸1 Chronicles 8:8. Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.⁹1 Chronicles 8:9. His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,¹⁰1 Chronicles 8:10. Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.¹¹1 Chronicles 8:11. He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.¹²1 Chronicles 8:12. The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),¹³1 Chronicles 8:13. and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).¹⁴1 Chronicles 8:14. Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,¹⁵1 Chronicles 8:15. Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,¹⁶1 Chronicles 8:16. Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.¹⁷1 Chronicles 8:17. Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,¹⁸1 Chronicles 8:18. Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.¹⁹1 Chronicles 8:19. Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,²⁰1 Chronicles 8:20. Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,²¹1 Chronicles 8:21. Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.²²1 Chronicles 8:22. Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,²³1 Chronicles 8:23. Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,²⁴1 Chronicles 8:24. Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,²⁵1 Chronicles 8:25. Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.²⁶1 Chronicles 8:26. Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,²⁷1 Chronicles 8:27. Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.²⁸1 Chronicles 8:28. All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.²⁹1 Chronicles 8:29. Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,³⁰1 Chronicles 8:30. and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,³¹1 Chronicles 8:31. Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,³²1 Chronicles 8:32. and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.³³1 Chronicles 8:33. Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.³⁴1 Chronicles 8:34. The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.³⁵1 Chronicles 8:35. The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.³⁶1 Chronicles 8:36. Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.³⁷1 Chronicles 8:37. Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.³⁸1 Chronicles 8:38. Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.³⁹1 Chronicles 8:39. The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.⁴⁰1 Chronicles 8:40. The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.