1 Chronicles 8

Revised Standard Version

Descendants of Benjamin

8 Benjamin was the father of Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, Ahar′ah the third, ² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. ³ And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abi′hud, ⁴ Abishu′a, Na′aman, Aho′ah, ⁵ Gera, Shephu′phan, and Huram. ⁶ These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Man′ahath): ⁷ Na′aman,^[a] Ahi′jah, and Gera, that is, Heglam,^[b] who was the father of Uzza and Ahi′hud. ⁸ And Shahara′im had sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Ba′ara his wives. ⁹ He had sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zib′i-a, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Je′uz, Sachi′a, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ houses. ¹¹ He also had sons by Hushim: Abi′tub and Elpa′al. ¹² The sons of Elpa′al: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, ¹³ and Beri′ah and Shema (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Ai′jalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath); ¹⁴ and Ahi′o, Shashak, and Jer′emoth. ¹⁵ Zebadi′ah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beri′ah. ¹⁷ Zebadi′ah, Meshul′lam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ish′merai, Izli′ah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpa′al. ¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Eli-e′nai, Zil′lethai, Eli′el, ²¹ Adai′ah, Bera′iah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shim′e-i. ²² Ishpan, Eber, Eli′el, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hanani′ah, Elam, Anthothi′jah, ²⁵ Iphde′iah, and Penu′el were the sons of Shashak. ²⁶ Sham′sherai, Shehari′ah, Athali′ah, ²⁷ Ja-areshi′ah, Eli′jah, and Zichri were the sons of Jero′ham. ²⁸ These were the heads of fathers’ houses, according to their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Je-i′el^[c] the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Ma′acah. ³⁰ His first-born son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Ba′al, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahi′o, Zecher, ³² and Mikloth (he was the father of Shim′e-ah). Now these also dwelt opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. ³³ Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Mal′chishu′a, Abin′adab, and Esh-ba′al; ³⁴ and the son of Jonathan was Mer′ib-ba′al; and Mer′ib-ba′al was the father of Micah. ³⁵ The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tare′a, and Ahaz. ³⁶ Ahaz was the father of Jeho′addah; and Jeho′addah was the father of Al′emeth, Az′maveth, and Zimri; Zimri was the father of Moza. ³⁷ Moza was the father of Bin′e-a; Raphah was his son, Ele-a′sah his son, Azel his son. ³⁸ Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azri′kam, Bo′cheru, Ish′mael, She-ari′ah, Obadi′ah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. ³⁹ The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Je′ush the second, and Eliph′elet the third. ⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.