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1 Chronicles 8
Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
These were the sons of Ehud. They were heads of ancestral houses for the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them away into Manahath:
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he carried them away—and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
Shaharaim fathered children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara, his wives.
By Hodesh his wife, he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of ancestral houses.
By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its villages.
Beriah and Shema were heads of ancestral houses for the inhabitants of Aijalon. They drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth;
Zebadiah, Arad, and Eder;
Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah.
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, and Heber;
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were sons of Elpaal.
Jakim, Zicri, and Zabdi;
Elienai, Zillethai, and Eliel;
Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were sons of Shimei.
Ishpan, Eber, and Eliel;
Abdon, Zicri, and Hanan;
Hananiah, Elam, and Anthothijah;
Iphdeiah and Penuel were sons of Shashak.
Shamsherai, Shehariah, and Athaliah;
Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri were sons of Jeroham.
These were heads of ancestral houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.
In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah.
His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker.
Mikloth fathered Shimeah. They also lived opposite their kindred in Jerusalem, with their kindred.
Ner fathered Kish; Kish fathered Saul; and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; Merib-baal fathered Micah.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza.
Moza fathered Binea; his son was Rapha, his son Eleasah, his son Azel.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were sons of Azel.
The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
The sons of Ulam were mighty warriors, drawing the bow. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred fifty in all. All these were from the sons of Benjamin.