8:1 And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, |
8:2 Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth. |
8:3 Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, |
8:4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, |
8:5 Gera, Shephuphan and Huram. |
8:6 These we identify as the sons of Ehud: these served as the heads of fathers' households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them into exile to Manahath, |
8:7 namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera--he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud. |
8:8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. |
8:9 By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, |
8:10 Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These we identify as his sons, heads of fathers' households. |
8:11 By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal. |
8:12 The sons of Elpaal we identify as Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns; |
8:13 and Beriah and Shema, who served as 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 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, |
8:16 Michael, Ishpah and Joha we identify as the sons of Beriah. |
8:17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, |
8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab we identify as the sons of Elpaal. |
8:19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, |
8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, |
8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath we identify as the sons of Shimei. |
8:22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, |
8:23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, |
8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, |
8:25 Iphdeiah and Penuel we identify as the sons of Shashak. |
8:26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, |
8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri we identify as the sons of Jeroham. |
8:28 These served as heads of the fathers' households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem. |
8:29 Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife had the name of Maacah; |
8:30 and his firstborn son we identify as Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, |
8:31 Gedor, Ahio and Zecher. |
8:32 Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. And they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives. |
8:33 Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal. |
8:34 The son of Jonathan we identify as Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of Micah. |
8:35 The sons of Micah we identify as Pithon, Melech, Tarea and Ahaz. |
8:36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza. |
8:37 Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah we identify as his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. |
8:38 Azel had six sons, and they had the names of: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these we identify as the sons of Azel. |
8:39 The sons of Eshek his brother we identify as Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second and Eliphelet the third. |
8:40 The sons of Ulam we identify as mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these we identify as the sons of Benjamin. |