Chapter 8

Benjamin. ^1 [a]Benjamin became the father of Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second son, Aharah, the third,^{(A) 2} Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth. ³ The sons of Bela were Addar and Gera, the father of Ehud. ⁴ The sons of Ehud were Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,^{(B) 5} Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. ⁶ These were the sons of Ehud, family heads over those who dwelt in Geba and were deported to Manahath. ⁷ Also Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. The last, who led them into exile, became the father of Uzza and Ahihud. ⁸ Shaharaim became a father on the Moabite plateau after he had put away his wives Hushim and Baara. ⁹ By his wife Hodesh he begot Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, family heads. ¹¹ By Hushim he begot Abitub and Elpaal. ¹² The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its nearby towns),^{(C) 13} and Beriah, and Shema. They were family heads of those who dwelt in Aijalon, and they put the inhabitants of Gath to flight. ¹⁴ Their relatives were Elpaal, Shashak, and Jeremoth. ¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. ¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. ¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. ²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. ²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. ²⁸ These were family heads in their generations, chiefs who dwelt in Jerusalem.

^29 (D)In Gibeon dwelt Jeiel, the founder of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah; ³⁰ also his firstborn son, Abdon, and Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, and Mikloth. ³² Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. These, too, dwelt with their relatives in Jerusalem, opposite their fellow tribesmen. ^33 (E)Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul. Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.^{(F) 34} The son of Jonathan was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal became the father of Micah.^{(G) 35} The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. ³⁶ Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri became the father of Moza.^{(H) 37} Moza became the father of Binea, whose son was Raphah, whose son was Eleasah, whose son was Azel. ³⁸ Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, his firstborn, Ishmael, Sheariah, Azariah, Obadiah, and Hanan; all these were the sons of Azel.^{(I) 39} The sons of Eshek, his brother, were Ulam, his firstborn, Jeush, the second son, and Eliphelet, the third. ⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were warriors, skilled with the bow, and they had many sons and grandsons: one hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.