# 1 Chronicles 8

> Lumin Translation

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Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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1. Benjamin fathered 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, Naaman, Ahoah,
5. Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6. These are the sons of Ehud; they were heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath:
7. Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he was the one who carried them into exile—and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
8. Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baara.
9. By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10. Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of ancestral houses.
11. By Hushim he had fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
12. The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its villages,
13. and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of ancestral houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
14. Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15. Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16. Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17. Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18. Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19. Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
20. Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21. Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22. Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23. Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
24. Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25. Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26. Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27. Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
28. These were heads of ancestral houses according to their generations, chief men. They lived in Jerusalem.
29. Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.
30. His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31. Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.
32. Mikloth fathered Shimeah. They too lived in Jerusalem near their relatives, together with their relatives.
33. Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34. The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
35. The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36. Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza.
37. Moza fathered Binea; his son Raphah, his son Eleasah, his son Azel.
38. Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39. The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40. The sons of Ulam were mighty warriors, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were among the descendants of Benjamin.

## Nearby chapters

[1 Chronicles 7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-chronicles/7.md)
[1 Chronicles 9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-chronicles/9.md)

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