8:1 BENJAMIN WAS the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, |
8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. |
8:3 Bela's sons were: Addar, Gera, Abihud, |
8:4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, |
8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. |
8:6 The sons of Ehud: These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba; they were exiled to Manahath: |
8:7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. |
8:8 Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had [divorced and] sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. |
8:9 And by Hodesh his [Moabitish] wife he was the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, |
8:10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses. |
8:11 By Hushim [divorced] he had had sons: Abitub and Elpaal. |
8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, |
8:13 And Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath, |
8:14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth. |
8:15 The sons of Beriah: Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, |
8:16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha. |
8:17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, |
8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. |
8:19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, |
8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, |
8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. |
8:22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, |
8:23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, |
8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, |
8:25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. |
8:26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, |
8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. |
8:28 These were heads of the fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. |
8:29 At Gibeon dwelt [Jeiel] the father of Gibeon, whose wife's name was Maacah. |
8:30 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, |
8:31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, |
8:32 And Mikloth the father of Shimeah. These dwelt together opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem. |
8:33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish of [King] Saul the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal (Ish-bosheth). |
8:34 The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (Mephibosheth) the father of Micah. |
8:35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. |
8:36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; Zimri was the father of Moza. |
8:37 Moza was the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. |
8:38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. |
8:39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, Eliphelet the third. |
8:40 The sons of Ulam were mighty warriors, archers, with many sons and grandsons--150 in all. All these were Benjamites. |