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1 Chronicles  Chapter 8    Back    Next

{8:1} Benjamin
became the father
of Bela
his firstborn
, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

{8:2} Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

{8:3} Bela had sons: Addar
, and Gera
, and Abihud
,

{8:4} and Abishua
, and Naaman, and Ahoah
,

{8:5} and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

{8:6} These are the sons of Ehud
: these are the heads of fathers' households of the inhabitants of Geba
, and they carried them captive
to Manahath
:

{8:7} and Naaman, and Ahijah
, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud
.

{8:8} Shaharaim became the father of children in the field
of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

{8:9} He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab
, and Zibia, and Mesha
, and Malcam
,

{8:10} and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' households.

{8:11} Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub
and Elpaal.

{8:12} The sons of Elpaal: Eber
, and Misham
, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod
, with its towns;

{8:13} and Beriah
, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' households of the inhabitants of Aijalon
, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath
;

{8:14} and Ahio
, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

{8:15} and Zebadiah, and Arad
, and Eder,

{8:16} and Michael
, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,

{8:17} and Zebadiah, and Meshullam
, and Hizki, and Heber
,

{8:18} and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,

{8:19} and Jakim
, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

{8:20} and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel
,

{8:21} and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei,

{8:22} and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,

{8:23} and Abdon
, and Zichri, and Hanan
,

{8:24} and Hananiah
, and Elam
, and Anthothijah,

{8:25} and Iphdeiah
, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak,

{8:26} and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah
,

{8:27} and Jaareshiah, and Elijah
, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham
.

{8:28} These were heads of fathers' households throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem
.

{8:29} In Gibeon
there lived the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah
;

{8:30} and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish
, and Baal
, and Nadab,

{8:31} and Gedor
, and Ahio, and Zecher.

{8:32} Mikloth
became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers
in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

{8:33} Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan
, and Malchishua
, and Abinadab
, and Eshbaal
.

{8:34} The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal
; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah
.

{8:35} The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech
, and Tarea, and Ahaz
.

{8:36} Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth
, and Azmaveth
, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

{8:37} Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel
his son.

{8:38} 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.

{8:39} The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush
the second, and Eliphelet
the third.

{8:40} The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers
, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

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