1 Chronicles 8

Benjamin’s Descendants

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

²Nohah (his fourth son), and Rapha (his fifth son).

³Bela’s sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶These were Ehud’s sons, who were heads of the families living in Geba and who were taken away as captives to Manahath:

⁷Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera led the rest of them away as captives. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab,

⁹he and his wife Hodesh had the following sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. All of Shaharaim’s sons became heads of families.

¹¹He and Hushim were the parents of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹²Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed (who built Ono, Lod, and Lod’s villages).

¹³Beriah and Shema were the heads of the families who lived in Aijalon. They forced out the people living in Gath.

¹⁴Their brothers were Shashak and Jeremoth.[#8:14 Greek; Masoretic Text “Ahio.”]

¹⁵Beriah’s sons were Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

¹⁷Elpaal’s sons were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

¹⁹Shimei’s sons were Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

²¹Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

²²Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁵Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

²⁶Jeroham’s sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

²⁸These were the heads of families listed by their ancestry. They were the heads of families. They lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹Jeiel, who first settled Gibeon, lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah.[#8:29 Dead Sea Scrolls, Greek, Targum, Latin, 1 Chronicles 9:35; Masoretic Text omits “ .”]

³⁰His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,

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

³³Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

³⁴Jonathan’s son was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal was the father of Micah.

³⁵Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

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

³⁷Moza was the father of Binea. Binea’s son was Raphah. Raphah’s son was Eleasah. Eleasah’s son was Azel.

³⁸Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All of these men were Azel’s sons.

³⁹His brother Eshek’s sons were Ulam (the firstborn), Jeush (the second son), and Eliphelet (the third son).

⁴⁰Ulam’s sons were soldiers, skilled archers. They had many sons and grandsons, 150 in all. All of these men were Benjamin’s descendants.