1 Chronicles 8:1-32

Evangelical Heritage Version

The Tribe of Benjamin

8 Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, ² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³ Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴ Abishua, Na’aman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ These are the sons of Ehud. They are the heads of fathers’ households for the inhabitants of Geba who were exiled to Manahath, ⁷ namely, Na’aman, Ahijah, and Gera, who led them into exile,^[a] and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim became a father in the territory of Moab, after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Ba’ara. ⁹ By his wife Hodesh he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Shakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the houses of their fathers. ¹¹ By Hushim, he became the father of Abitub and Elpa’al. ¹² The sons of Elpa’al were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns.

¹³ Also Beriah and Shema, who were heads of houses of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon. They put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.

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

¹⁷ Also Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab, the sons of Elpa’al.

¹⁹ Also Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, Shimrath, the sons of Shimei.

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

²⁶ Also Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Ja’areshiah, Elijah, Zikri, and the sons of Jeroham. ²⁸ These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, head men. These lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Jeiel,^[b] the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Ma’akah, lived in Gibeon ³⁰ with his firstborn son Abdon. Other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,^[c] Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker. ³² Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their brothers in Jerusalem, with their brothers.