Chapter 8

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 Eshek 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.