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Benjamin’s line

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

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

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

Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 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.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:7 MT Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera
  2. 1 Chronicles 8:14 LXX; MT Ahio
  3. 1 Chronicles 8:24 LXX; MT lacks Omri.
  4. 1 Chronicles 8:29 LXX; MT lacks Jeiel.
  5. 1 Chronicles 8:30 LXX; MT lacks Ner.
  6. 1 Chronicles 8:32 Syr; MT adds with their relatives.
  7. 1 Chronicles 8:38 LXX, Tg; MT Bocheru
  8. 1 Chronicles 8:38 LXX; MT lacks Azariah.

Ang Lipi ni Benjamin

Si Bela ang panganay na anak ni Benjamin, si Asbel ang pangalawa, at si Ahara ang pangatlo. Ang pang-apat ay si Noha, at si Rafa ang panlima. Ang mga anak naman ni Bela ay sina Adar, Gera, Abihud, Abisua, Naaman, Ahoa, Gera, Sefufan at Huram. Ang mga anak naman ni Ehud ang ginawang pinuno ng mga angkang naninirahan sa Geba. Ngunit napilitang lumipat sa Manahat sina Naaman, Ahias at Gera na nanguna sa kanila na siya ring ama nina Uza at Ahihud. Si Saaraim ay nagkaanak sa lupain ng Moab, matapos niyang paalisin ang dalawa niyang asawang sina Husim at Baara. Ito ang mga anak niya kay Hodes: sina Jobab, Sibia, Mesa, Malcam; 10 Jeuz, Sachia at Mirma. Ang mga anak niyang ito ay naging mga pinuno ng kani-kanilang sambahayan. 11 Ang mga anak niya kay Husim ay sina Abitob at Elpaal. 12 Ang mga anak ni Elpaal ay sina Eber, Misam at Semed. Si Semed ang nagtatag ng mga lunsod ng Ono at Lod at mga nayon nito.

Ang Angkan ni Benjamin sa Gat at Ayalon

13 Anak din ni Elpaal sina Berias at Sema na mga pinuno ng sambahayan sa Ayalon. Sila ang nagpalayas sa mga mamamayan ng Gat. 14 Anak ni Beria sina Ahio, Sasac at Jeremot, 15 sina Zebadias, Arad, Adar, 16 Micael, Ispa at Joha.

Ang Angkan ni Benjamin sa Jerusalem at Gibeon

17 Sina Zebadias, Mesulam, Hizki, Heber, 18 Ismerai, Izlia at Jobab ay mga anak naman ni Elpaal. 19 Sina Jaquim, Zicri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zilletai, Eliel, 21 Adaya, Beraya at Simrat ay mga anak naman ni Simei. 22 Mga anak naman ni Sasac sina Ispan, Eber, Eliel, 23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan, 24 Hananias, Elam, Anatotias, 25 Ifdaya at Penuel. 26 Sina Samserai, Seharia, Atalia, 27 Jaaresias, Elias at Zicri ay mga anak naman ni Jeroham. 28 Lahat sila'y kabilang sa listahan ng mga angkan bilang pinuno ng sambahayan at mga pinunong nakatira sa Jerusalem.

29 Si Jeiel ang nagtatag ng bayan ng Gibeon at doon siya nanirahan. Ang asawa niya'y si Maaca. 30 Ang panganay nilang anak ay si Abdon at ang sumunod ay sina Sur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zequer 32 at Miclot, ama ni Simea. Sila'y nanirahang kasama ng kanilang mga kamag-anak sa Jerusalem, katapat ng iba nilang angkan.

Ang Angkan ni Haring Saul

33 Si Ner naman ang ama ni Kish na ama ni Saul. Anak ni Saul sina Jonatan, Melquisua, Abinadab at Esbaal. 34 Ang anak ni Jonatan ay si Merib-baal na ama naman ni Mica. 35 Ang mga anak ni Mica ay sina Piton, Melec, Tarea at Ahaz. 36 Anak ni Ahaz si Joada at mga anak naman nito sina Alemet, Azmavet at Zimri, na ama naman ni Moza. 37 Anak ni Moza si Binea na ama nina Rafa, Elasa at Azel. 38 Anim ang anak ni Azel, sina Azrikam, Bocru, Ismael, Searias, Obadias at Hanan. 39 Si Esec na kapatid ni Azel ay may mga anak din. Ang panganay niya ay si Ulam at ang mga sumunod ay sina Jeus at Elifelet. 40 Ang mga anak ni Ulam ay magigiting na mandirigma at mahuhusay gumamit ng pana. Ang mga anak at apo niya'y umaabot sa 150. Lahat sila'y buhat sa lipi ni Benjamin.

The Genealogy of Saul the Benjamite(A)

Benjamin(B) was the father of Bela his firstborn,

Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,

Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

The sons of Bela were:

Addar,(C) Gera, Abihud,[a] Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,(D) Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

These were the descendants of Ehud,(E) who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:

Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who deported them and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, 10 Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. 11 By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.

12 The sons of Elpaal:

Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono(F) and Lod with its surrounding villages), 13 and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon(G) and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.(H)

14 Ahio, Shashak, 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, Zikri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

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

26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27 Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.

28 All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

29 Jeiel[b] the father[c] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.(I)

His wife’s name was Maakah, 30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,[d] Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker 32 and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

33 Ner(J) was the father of Kish,(K) Kish the father of Saul(L), and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.[e](M)

34 The son of Jonathan:(N)

Merib-Baal,[f](O) who was the father of Micah.

35 The sons of Micah:

Pithon, Melek, 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; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.

38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:

Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39 The sons of his brother Eshek:

Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second son and Eliphelet the third. 40 The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.

All these were the descendants of Benjamin.(P)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:3 Or Gera the father of Ehud
  2. 1 Chronicles 8:29 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not have Jeiel.
  3. 1 Chronicles 8:29 Father may mean civic leader or military leader.
  4. 1 Chronicles 8:30 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not have Ner.
  5. 1 Chronicles 8:33 Also known as Ish-Bosheth
  6. 1 Chronicles 8:34 Also known as Mephibosheth

Chapter 8

Benjamin. [a]Benjamin became the father of Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second son, Aharah, the third,(A) Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth. The sons of Bela were Addar and Gera, the father of Ehud. The sons of Ehud were Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,(B) Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. These were the sons of Ehud, family heads over those who dwelt in Geba and were deported to Manahath. Also Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. The last, who led them into exile, became the father of Uzza and Ahihud. Shaharaim became a father on the Moabite plateau after he had put away his wives Hushim and Baara. 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.

Footnotes

  1. 8:1–40 A second, variant list (cf. 7:6–11) of the Benjaminites, highlighting the family of Saul (vv. 33–40).