8 Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel his second son, Aharah the third, ² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³ Bela had a family: Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ This was Ehud’s family. They were heads of households of the inhabitants of Geba, who were sent into exile to Manahath. ⁷ Gera^[a] sent them into exile and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. ⁹ He had children with his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of households. ¹¹ He also had children with Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² Elpaal’s family: Eber, Misham, Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, ¹³ Beriah, and Shema. They were heads of households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. ¹⁴ Their brothers^[b] were Shashak and Jeremoth.

¹⁵ Beriah’s family: Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

¹⁷ Elpaal’s family: Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

¹⁹ Shimei’s family: Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

²² Shashak’s family: Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Omri,^[c] Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

²⁶ Jeroham’s family: Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

²⁸ These were the heads of households, in their generations. They were leaders who lived in Jerusalem. ²⁹ Jeiel,^[d] Gibeon’s father, lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah; ³⁰ his oldest son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,^[e] Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, and Mikloth.

³² Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. These also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.^[f]

³³ Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

³⁴ Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was Micah’s father.

³⁵ Micah’s family: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

³⁶ Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza. ³⁷ Moza was the father of Binea; his son was Raphah, his son Eleasah, and his son Azel. ³⁸ Azel had six sons, named Azrikam, his oldest,^[g] Ishmael, Sheariah, Azariah,^[h] Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were in Azel’s family.

³⁹ His brother Eshek’s family: Ulam his oldest, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰ Ulam’s family were mighty warriors and archers, having many children and grandchildren—150 in all and all were Benjaminites.