1 Chronicles 8

₁Benjamin had five sons. In order of age they were Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, ₂Nohah, and Rapha.

₃The descendants of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, ₄Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ₅Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

_6-7The descendants of Ehud were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. They were heads of families that lived in Geba, but which were forced out and went to live in Manahath. Gera, the father of Uzza and Ahihud, led them in this move.

_8-9Shaharaim divorced two wives, Hushim and Baara. Later, when he lived in the country of Moab, he married Hodesh and had seven sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ₁₀Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. His sons all became heads of families.

₁₁He also had two sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

₁₂Elpaal had three sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed. It was Shemed who built the cities of Ono and Lod and the surrounding villages.

₁₃Beriah and Shema were heads of families that settled in the city of Aijalon and drove out the people who lived in the city of Gath. ₁₄Beriah's descendants included Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, ₁₅Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ₁₆Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

₁₇Elpaal's descendants included Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ₁₈Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

₁₉Shimei's descendants included Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ₂₀Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ₂₁Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

₂₂Shashak's descendants included Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ₂₃Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ₂₄Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ₂₅Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

₂₆Jeroham's descendants included Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ₂₇Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

₂₈These were the ancestral heads of families and their principal descendants who lived in Jerusalem.

₂₉Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah, ₃₀and his eldest son, Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ₃₁Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, ₃₂and Mikloth, the father of Shimeah. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clan.

₃₃Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ₃₄Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal, who was the father of Micah.

₃₅Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. ₃₆Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, who was the father of three sons: Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza, ₃₇Moza the father of Binea, Binea of Raphah, Raphah of Eleasah, and Eleasah of Azel.

₃₈Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. ₃₉Azel's brother Eshek had three sons: Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet.

₄₀Ulam's sons were outstanding soldiers and archers. He had 150 sons and grandsons in all. All those named above were members of the tribe of Benjamin.