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Sons of Benjamin

(A)The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five. They were heads of fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, and were 22,034 recorded by genealogy.
The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

They were recorded by genealogy, according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ households, 20,200 mighty men of valor.

10 The [a]son of Jediael was Bilhan.
And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, 17,200 mighty men of valor, who went out with the army to war. 12 [b]Shuppim and [c]Huppim were the sons of [d]Ir; Hushim was the [e]son of [f]Aher.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:10 Lit sons
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:12 In Num 26:39, Shephupham
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:12 In Num 26:39, Hupham
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:12 In v 7, Iri
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:12 Lit sons
  6. 1 Chronicles 7:12 In Num 26:38, Ahiram

Benjamin’s Descendants

Three(A) of Benjamin’s sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
Bela’s sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five. They were warriors and heads of their ancestral houses; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies.
Becher’s sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons. Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral houses—20,200 warriors.
10 Jediael’s son: Bilhan.
Bilhan’s sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these sons of Jediael listed by heads of families were warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army. 12 Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher.

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