1 Chronicles 8
The descendants of Benjamin are listed, including his sons Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, Nohah, and Rapha. The sons of Bela and their descendants are also listed, as well as the descendants of other Benjaminite families, including those of Ehud, Shaharaim, Elpaal, and Beriah. The chapter also lists the descendants of Saul, including his sons Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal, and the descendants of Jonathan's son Meribbaal.
Now Benjamin conceived Bela as his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the thirdNohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifthAnd the sons of Bela were: Addar, and Gera, and Abihudas well as Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoahthen also Gera, and Shephuphan, and HuramThese are the sons of Ehud, leaders of the kindred living in Geba, who were moved away to ManahathAnd Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he also moved them away; and he conceived Uzza and AhihudThen Shaharaim conceived, in the region of Moab, after he sent away Hushim and Baara, his wivesand so, of his wife Hodesh, he conceived Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcamand also Jeuz and Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, the leaders of their familiesTruly, of Hushim he conceived Abitub and ElpaalAnd the sons of Elpaal were Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod and its daughtersNow Beriah and Shema were leaders of their families living in Aijalon; these put to flight the inhabitants of GathAnd Ahio, and Shashak, and Jeremothand Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ederas well as Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, were the sons of BeriahThen Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heberand Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of ElpaalThen Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdiand Elienai, and Zillethai, and Elieland Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of ShimeiThen Ishpan, and Eber, and Elieland Abdon, and Zichri, and Hananand Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijahand Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of ShashakThen Shamsherai, and Shehariah and Athaliahand Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of JerohamThese were the patriarchs and leaders of the families who were living in JerusalemNow in Gibeon, there lived Jeiel, the father of Gibeon; and the name of his wife was Maacahand his firstborn son was Abdon, and then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadaband Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher, and MiklothAnd Mikloth conceived Shimeah. And they lived opposite their brothers in Jerusalem, with their brothersNow Ner conceived Kish, and Kish conceived Saul. Then Saul conceived Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and EshbaalAnd the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal conceived MicahThe sons of Micah were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and AhazAnd Ahaz conceived Jehoaddah. And Jehoaddah conceived Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri conceived MozaAnd Moza conceived Binea, whose son was Raphah, of whom was born Eleasah, who conceived AzelNow there were six sons for Azel, whose names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of AzelThen the sons of Eshek, his brother, were Ulam the firstborn, and Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the thirdAnd the sons of Ulam were very robust men, drawing the bow with great strength. And they had many sons and grandsons, even to one hundred fifty. All these were sons of Benjamin
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