1 Chronicles 8
8
Benjamin’s line
1Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel his second son, Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3Bela had a family: Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6This was Ehud’s family. They were heads of households of the inhabitants of Geba, who were sent into exile to Manahath. 7Gera#8.7 MT Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera sent them into exile and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9He had children with his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of households. 11He also had children with Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12Elpaal’s family: Eber, Misham, Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, 13Beriah, and Shema. They were heads of households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. 14Their brothers#8.14 LXX; MT Ahio were Shashak and Jeremoth.
15Beriah’s family: Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
17Elpaal’s family: Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19Shimei’s family: Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
22Shashak’s family: Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Omri,#8.24 LXX; MT lacks Omri. Elam, Anthothijah, 25Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26Jeroham’s family: Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.
28These were the heads of households, in their generations. They were leaders who lived in Jerusalem. 29Jeiel,#8.29 LXX; MT lacks Jeiel. Gibeon’s father, lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah; 30his oldest son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,#8.30 LXX; MT lacks Ner. Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, and Mikloth.
32Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. These also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.#8.32 Syr; MT adds with their relatives.
33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
34Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was Micah’s father.
35Micah’s family: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza. 37Moza was the father of Binea; his son was Raphah, his son Eleasah, and his son Azel. 38Azel had six sons, named Azrikam, his oldest,#8.38 LXX, Tg; MT Bocheru Ishmael, Sheariah, Azariah,#8.38 LXX; MT lacks Azariah. Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were in Azel’s family.
39His brother Eshek’s family: Ulam his oldest, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40Ulam’s family were mighty warriors and archers, having many children and grandchildren—150 in all and all were Benjaminites.
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