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I Chronicles 8

¹And Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³And Bela had sons, Addar and Gera, the father of Ehud,

⁴And Abishua and Naaman and Ahoah

⁵And Gera and Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶And these are the sons of Ehud, heads of families of those living in Geba: Iglaam and Alemeth

⁷And Naaman and Ahijah and Gera; and Iglaam was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸And Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of the Moabites after driving out Hushim and Beerah his wives;

⁹And by Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab and Zibia and Mesha and Malcam.

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

¹¹And Hushim became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹²And the sons of Elpaal: Eber and Misham and Shemed (he was the builder of Ono and Lod and their daughter-towns);

¹³And Beriah and Shema, who were heads of the families of those who were living in Aijalon, who put to flight the people living in Gath;

¹⁴And their brothers Shashak and Jeremoth.

¹⁵And Zebadiah and Arad and Eder

¹⁶And Michael and Ishpah and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

¹⁷And Zebadiah and Meshullam and Hizki and Heber

¹⁸And Ishmerai and Izliah and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

¹⁹And Jakim and Zichri and Zabdi

²⁰And Elienai and Zillethai and Eliel

²¹And Adaiah and Beraiah and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei;

²²And Ishpan and Eber and Eliel

²³And Abdon and Zichri and Hanan

²⁴And Hananiah and Elam and Anathothijah

²⁵And Iphdeiah and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

²⁶And Shamsherai and Shehariah and Athaliah

²⁷And Jaareshiah and Elijah and Zichri, the sons of Jeremoth.

²⁸These were heads of families in their generations; chief men: these were living in Jerusalem.

²⁹And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

³⁰And his oldest son Abdon, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab

³¹And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth.

³²And Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. And they were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their brothers.

³³And Ner was the father of Abner, and Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

³⁴And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

³⁵And the sons of Micah: Pithon and Melech and Tarea and Ahaz.

³⁶And Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza;

³⁷And Moza was the father of Binea: Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son;

³⁸And Azel had five sons, whose names are: Azrikam, his oldest, and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

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

⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam were men of war, bowmen, and had a great number of sons and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.

I Chronicles 8

¹Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³Bela had sons: 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 the heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:

⁷and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

⁹He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam,

¹⁰and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses.

¹¹Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹²The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;

¹³and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

¹⁴and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

¹⁵and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,

¹⁶and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,

¹⁷and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,

¹⁸and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,

¹⁹and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

²⁰and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

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

²²and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,

²³and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

²⁴and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,

²⁵and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak,

²⁶and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

²⁷and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

³⁰and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

³¹and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.

³²Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

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

³⁴The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah.

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

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

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

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

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

⁴⁰The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.