1 Chronicles 8

Tree of Life Version

Descendants of Benjamin

8 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel second, Ahrah third, ² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha fifth.

³ Bela’s sons were:

Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶ These were the sons of Ehud—the heads of clans of the inhabitants of Geba, who were taken captive to Manahath:

⁷ Naaman, Ahijah and Gera—he took them captive and fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim fathered children in the country of Moab after divorcing his wives Hushim and Baara. ⁹ By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachiah and Mirmah. These were his sons, family leaders.

¹¹ By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² The sons of Elpaal:

Eber, Misham and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its villages; ¹³ Beriah and Shema, leaders of the clans living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

¹⁴ Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, ¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah, Joha were sons of Beriah.

¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were sons of Elpaal.

¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were sons of Shimei.

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothiah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶ Shamsherai, Shechariah, Athaliah ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri were sons of Jeroham. ²⁸ These were leaders of the clans listed in their genealogies. These lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Now the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, ³⁰ and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio and Zecher ³² and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. They lived with their relatives in Jerusalem, opposite their relatives.

³³ Ner fathered Kish and Kish fathered Saul. Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.

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

³⁵ Micah’s sons:

Pithon, Melech, Taarea and Ahaz.

³⁶ Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza, ³⁷ Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

³⁸ Azel had six sons and these were their names:

Azrikam, Bocru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan—all these were sons of Azel.

³⁹ The sons of his brother Eshek:

Ulam his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. ⁴⁰ Now the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons—150. All these were descendants of Benjamin.