1 Chronicles Chapter Eight

1: Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

2: Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3: And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

4: And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

5: And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

6: And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

7: :And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

8: And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

9: And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

10: And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

11: And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

12: The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

13: Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

14: And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

15: And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

16: And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

17: And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

18: Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

19: And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

20: And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

21: And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

22: And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

23: And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

24: And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

25: And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

26: And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

27: And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

28: These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

29: And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:

30: And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

31: And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

32: And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

33: And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

34: And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.

35: And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

36: And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

37: And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

38: And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39: And the sons of hek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40: And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.