1 Chronicles 8

1Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

6These are the sons of Ehud; they were heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath:

7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he was the one who carried them into exile—and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

8Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara.

9By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of ancestral houses.

11By Hushim he had fathered Abitub and Elpaal.

12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its villages,

13and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

14Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

19Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

25Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

28These were heads of ancestral houses according to their generations, chief men. They lived in Jerusalem.

29Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.

30His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

31Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.

32Mikloth fathered Shimeah. They too lived in Jerusalem near their relatives, together with their relatives.

33Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

34The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

35The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

36Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza.

37Moza fathered Binea; his son Raphah, his son Eleasah, his son Azel.

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

39The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40The sons of Ulam were mighty warriors, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were among the descendants of Benjamin.