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1 Chronicles 8

¹ And Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³ And Bela had sons, Addar and Gera, the father of Ehud,

⁴ And Abishua and Naaman and Ahoah

⁵ And Gera and Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶ And these are the sons of Ehud, heads of families of those living in Geba: Iglaam and Alemeth

⁷ And Naaman and Ahijah and Gera; and Iglaam was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ And Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of the Moabites after driving out Hushim and Beerah his wives;

⁹ And by Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab and Zibia and Mesha and Malcam.

¹⁰ And Jeuz and Shachia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.

¹¹ And Hushim became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² And the sons of Elpaal: Eber and Misham and Shemed (he was the builder of Ono and Lod and their daughter-towns);

¹³ And Beriah and Shema, who were heads of the families of those who were living in Aijalon, who put to flight the people living in Gath;

¹⁴ And their brothers Shashak and Jeremoth.

¹⁵ And Zebadiah and Arad and Eder

¹⁶ And Michael and Ishpah and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

¹⁷ And Zebadiah and Meshullam and Hizki and Heber

¹⁸ And Ishmerai and Izliah and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

¹⁹ And Jakim and Zichri and Zabdi

²⁰ And Elienai and Zillethai and Eliel

²¹ And Adaiah and Beraiah and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei;

²² And Ishpan and Eber and Eliel

²³ And Abdon and Zichri and Hanan

²⁴ And Hananiah and Elam and Anathothijah

²⁵ And Iphdeiah and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

²⁶ And Shamsherai and Shehariah and Athaliah

²⁷ And Jaareshiah and Elijah and Zichri, the sons of Jeremoth.

²⁸ These were heads of families in their generations; chief men: these were living in Jerusalem.

²⁹ And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife’s name was Maacah;

³⁰ And his oldest son Abdon, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab

³¹ And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth.

³² And Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. And they were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their brothers.

³³ And Ner was the father of Abner, and Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

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

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

³⁶ And Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza;

³⁷ And Moza was the father of Binea: Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son;

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

³⁹ And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his oldest son, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

⁴⁰ And the sons of Ulam were men of war, bowmen, and had a great number of sons and sons’ sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.