1 Chronicles 8
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1 Chronicles 8:1 Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
1 Chronicles 8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
1 Chronicles 8:3 The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
1 Chronicles 8:4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
1 Chronicles 8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
1 Chronicles 8:6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
1 Chronicles 8:7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
1 Chronicles 8:8 Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
1 Chronicles 8:9 His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
1 Chronicles 8:10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
1 Chronicles 8:11 He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
1 Chronicles 8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
1 Chronicles 8:13 and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
1 Chronicles 8:14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
1 Chronicles 8:15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
1 Chronicles 8:16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
1 Chronicles 8:17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
1 Chronicles 8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
1 Chronicles 8:19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
1 Chronicles 8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
1 Chronicles 8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
1 Chronicles 8:22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
1 Chronicles 8:23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
1 Chronicles 8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
1 Chronicles 8:25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
1 Chronicles 8:26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
1 Chronicles 8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
1 Chronicles 8:28 All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 8:29 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
1 Chronicles 8:30 and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
1 Chronicles 8:31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,
1 Chronicles 8:32 and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 8:33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
1 Chronicles 8:34 The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
1 Chronicles 8:35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 8:36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
1 Chronicles 8:37 Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
1 Chronicles 8:38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
1 Chronicles 8:39 The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.
1 Chronicles 8:40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.