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1 Chronicles 8

¹Benjamin had five sons. In order of age they were Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,

²Nohah, and Rapha.

³The descendants of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶The descendants of Ehud were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. They were heads of families that lived in Geba, but which were forced out and went to live in Manahath. Gera, the father of Uzza and Ahihud, led them in this move.

⁸Shaharaim divorced two wives, Hushim and Baara. Later, when he lived in the country of Moab, he married Hodesh and had seven sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. His sons all became heads of families.

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

¹²Elpaal had three sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed. It was Shemed who built the cities of Ono and Lod and the surrounding villages.

¹³Beriah and Shema were heads of families that settled in the city of Aijalon and drove out the people who lived in the city of Gath.

¹⁴Beriah's descendants included Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

¹⁷Elpaal's descendants included Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

¹⁹Shimei's descendants included Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

²¹Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

²²Shashak's descendants included Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

²⁶Jeroham's descendants included Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

²⁸These were the ancestral heads of families and their principal descendants who lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah,

³⁰and his oldest son, Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah,

³²and Mikloth, the father of Shimeah. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clan.

³³Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

³⁴Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal, who was the father of Micah.

³⁵Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

³⁶Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, who was the father of three sons: Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza,

³⁷Moza the father of Binea, Binea of Raphah, Raphah of Eleasah, and Eleasah of Azel.

³⁸Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.

³⁹Azel's brother Eshek had three sons: Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet.

⁴⁰Ulam's sons were outstanding soldiers and archers. He had a hundred and fifty sons and grandsons in all. All those named above were members of the tribe of Benjamin.