‏ 1 Chronicles 8

CHAPTER 8

The Genealogy of Benjamin

1And Benjamin engendered   Bela his first-born, and Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3And [⁴were ¹the sons ²to  ³Bela] -- Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 5and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6These are  the sons of Ehud. These are rulers of the families to the ones dwelling in Geba, and they resettled them to Manahath. 7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he resettled them. And he engendered   Uzza and   Ahihud. 8And Shaharaim engendered in the plain of Moab, after the ejecting them by him. Hushim and   Baara were his wives. 9And he engendered from   Hodesh his wife --   Jobab, and   Zibia, and   Mesha, and   Malcham, 10and   Jeuz, and   Shachia, and   Mirma. These were  his sons, rulers of the families. 11And by Hushim he engendered   Abitub, and   Elpaal. 12And the sons of Elpaal -- Eber, and Misham, and Shamed who built   Ono, and   Lod and   her towns; 13and Beriah and Shema, these are  rulers of the families of the ones dwelling in Aijalon; these drove out the ones dwelling Gath. 14And   their brothers Shashak and Jeremoth, 15and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16and Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, sons of Beriah. 17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, 18and Ishmerai, and Jezliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal. 19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20and Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimhi. 22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 23and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 24and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 25and Iphdeiah, and Penuel sons of Shashak. 26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27and Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham. 28These were  rulers of the families according to their generations -- chiefs; these dwelt in Jerusalem. 29And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, and the name   of his wife was Maachah. 30And   his son the first-born was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31and Gedor, and   his brethren, and Zacher. 32And Mikloth engendered   Shimeah. For also these [²over against   ³their brethren ¹dwelt] in Jerusalem, with   their brethren. 33And Ner engendered   Kish, and Kish engendered   Saul, and Saul engendered   Jonathan, and   Malchishua, and   Abinadab, and   Esh-baal. 34And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and   Merib-baal engendered   Micah. 35And the sons of Michah -- Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 36And Ahaz engendered   Jehoadah; and Jehoadah engendered   Alemeth, and   Azmaveth, and   Zimri; and Zimri engendered   Moza; 37and Moza engendered   Binea, Rapha his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son. 38And   to Azel were six sons, and these are   their names -- Azrikam his first-born, and Ishmael, and Shearaiah, and Obadiah, and Hanan and Asa; all these were sons of Azel. 39And the sons of Eshek   his brother -- Ulam his first-born, and Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40And [³were ¹the sons ²of Ulam ⁵men ⁴mighty] in strength, stretching the bow, and multiplying sons, and sons of the sons -- a hundred and fifty; all these the sons of Benjamin.