1 Krönikeboken 8
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Benjamins ättlingar
1-2 Benjamins söner hette:Bela, den förstfödde, Asbel, den andre, Ahara, den tredje, Noha, den fjärde och Rafa, den femte.
3-5 Belas söner hette:Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abisua, Naaman, Ahoa, Gera, Sefufan och Huram.
6-7 Ehuds ättlingar, ledare för släkterna i Geba, tillfångatogs under kriget och de och deras familjer bortfördes till Manahat. De hette Naaman, Ahia och Gera. Gera var far till Ussa och Ahihud.
8-10 Saharaim skilde sig från sina hustrur Husim och Baara, men han fick söner i Moabs land med Hodes. De hette Jobab, Sibja, Mesa, Malkam, Jeus, Sakeja och Mirma, och blev huvudmän för sina släkter.
11 Husim hade tidigare fött Abitub och Elpaal åt honom.
12 Elpaals söner hette Eber, Miseam, Semed, (som byggde Ono och Lod med omgivande byar), och
13 Beria och Sema, huvudmän för dem som bodde i Ajalon. De hade jagat bort Gats invånare.
14-16 Berias söner hette:Ajo, Sasak, Jerimot, Sebadja, Arad, Eder, Mikael, Jispa och Joha.
17-18 Bland Elpaals ättlingar fanns också Sebadja, Mesullam, Hiski, Heber, Jismerai, Jislia och Jobab.
19-21 Simeis söner hette:Jakim, Sikri, Sabdi, Elienai, Silletai, Eliel, Adaja, Beraja och Simrat.
22-25 Sasaks söner hette:Jispan, Eber, Eliel, Abdon, Sikri, Hanan, Hananja, Elam, Antotja, Jifdeja och Peniel.
26-27 Jerohams söner hette:Samserai, Seharja, Atalja, Jaaresja, Elia och Sikri.
28 Alla dessa var huvudmän och ledare för släkter som bodde i Jerusalem.
29 Jeguel var ledare i Gibeon där han bodde.Hans hustru hette Maaka, och
30-32 hans äldste son Abdon. Han följdes av Sur, Kis, Baat, Nadab, Gedor, Ajo, Seker och Miklot, som var far till Simea. Alla dessa familjer bodde i närheten av Jerusalem.
33 Ner var far till Kis, och Kis var far till Saul. Bland Sauls söner fanns Jonatan, Malki-Sua, Abinadab och Esbaal.
34 Jonatan var far till Mefiboset som var far till Mika.
35 Mikas söner hette:Piton, Melek, Taarea och Ahas.
36 Ahas var far till Joadda, som var far till Alemet, Asmavet och Simri. Simris son hette Mosa.
37 Mosa var far till Binea, som var far till Rafa, som var far till Eleasa, som var far till Asel.
38 Asel hade sex söner:Asrikam, Bokeru, Ismael, Seraja, Obadja och Hanan.
39 Asels bror Esek hade tre söner:Ulam, den förstfödde, Jeus, den andre och Elifelet, den tredje.
40 Ulams söner var framstående krigare och skickliga bågskyttar. De hade 150 söner och sonsöner.Alla dessa var ättlingar till Benjamin.
1 Chronicles 8
The Voice
8 1-2 Benjamin fathered five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, Nohah, and Rapha. 3 Bela’s sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 Ehud’s sons were the clan leaders in Geba who were exiled to Manahath:[a] 7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera (who led them into exile and fathered Uzza and Ahihud).
8 After sending away his two wives, Hushim and Baara, Shaharaim fathered children in the country of Moab. 9-10 By his wife Hodesh he fathered these clan leaders: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. 11 By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal. 12 Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built the cities and towns of Ono and Lod), 13 Beriah and Shema (who were clan leaders in Aijalon and drove away the people of the Philistine city Gath), 14 Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth. 15-16 Beriah’s sons were Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha. 17-18 Elpaal also fathered Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab. 19-21 Shimei’s sons were Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. 22-25 Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, Iphdeiah, and Penuel. 26-27 Jeroham’s sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri. 28 These men were leaders of their clans who lived in Jerusalem.
Although these ancestral and tribal lists seem tedious and monotonous, they are absolutely essential for marking identity and place in the postexilic community. For example, a person from Saul’s line among Benjamin may have positioned himself for the Judean throne during a time of political and economic weakness. If such a person has arisen from Benjamin or any other tribe such as Ephraim, which is the dominant tribe of the Northern Kingdom, then the scribes in Jerusalem can simply consult the tribal lists in the book of Chronicles.
These lists are not just for noting the “insiders” and “outsiders,” but they also serve the purpose of setting forth a long and special covenant identity before the Eternal One and the specific roles within His nation and people called “Israel.” The ancestry lists of Chronicles support the one who says, “I am a singer before the Eternal One,” and those who say, “We are guards at the house of our God.”
29 In Gibeon, Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived with his wife Maacah. 30 His sons were Abdon (the firstborn), then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher. 32 Mikloth fathered Shimeah, and they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem across from their other relatives. 33 Ner fathered Kish, the father of Saul, the first king in Israel. Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34 Jonathan’s son Merib-baal fathered Micah. 35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, who then fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri’s lineage descended five generations: Moza, 37 Binea, Raphah, Eleasah, and Azel. 38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. 39 His brother, Eshek, fathered three sons in order: Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet. 40 Ulam’s sons were heroic warriors and archers who had 150 sons and grandsons. All of these were of the tribe of Benjamin.
Footnotes
- 8:6 Geba was six miles north and east of Jerusalem, but the location of Manahath is unknown. It was possibly a journey of a couple of days. A more likely possibility was into Moab.
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