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I Chronicles 8

¹Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

⁴And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

⁵And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

⁷And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

⁸And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

⁹And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

¹⁰And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

¹¹And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

¹²The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

¹³Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

¹⁴And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

¹⁵And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

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

¹⁷And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

¹⁸Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

¹⁹And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

²⁰And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

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

²²And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

²³And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

²⁴And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

²⁵And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

²⁶And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

²⁷And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:

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

³¹And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

³²And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

³³And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.

³⁴And the son of Jonathan was Merib–baal; and Merib–baal begat Micah.

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

³⁶And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

³⁷And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

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

³⁹And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

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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.