1 Chronicles 8

Christian Standard Bible

8 Benjamin^(A) fathered Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah third, ² Nohah fourth, and Rapha fifth.

³ Bela’s sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,^{[a] 4} Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ These were Ehud’s sons, who were the heads of the families living in Geba and who were deported to Manahath: ⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera deported them and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

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

¹² Elpaal’s sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed who built Ono and Lod and its surrounding villages, ¹³ Beriah and Shema, who were the family heads of Aijalon’s residents and who drove out the residents of Gath, ¹⁴ Ahio,^[b] Shashak, and Jeremoth.

¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were Beriah’s sons.

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

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

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel were Shashak’s sons.

²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were Jeroham’s sons.

²⁸ These^(B) were family heads, chiefs according to their family records; they lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Jeiel^[c](C) fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. ³⁰ Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, ³² and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem, with their other relatives.

³³ Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.^[d]

³⁴ Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal,^[e] and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

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

³⁶ Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza.

³⁷ Moza fathered Binea. His son was Raphah, his son Elasah, and his son Azel.

³⁸ Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were Azel’s sons.

³⁹ His brother Eshek’s sons: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

⁴⁰ Ulam’s sons were valiant warriors and archers.^[f] They had many sons and grandsons—150 of them.

All these were among Benjamin’s sons.