1 Chronicles 8

A Genealogy of Saul

1 Now Benjamin begat Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third, 2 Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth. 3 And the sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Hiram. 6 And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers who inhabited Geba, and they were removed to Manahath, 7 That is, Naaman, Ahiah, and Gera; he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim begat sons in the fields of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara, his wives. 9 And he begat of Hodesh, his wife, Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcham, 10 Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirma. These are his sons, heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal. 12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof. 13 Beriah also and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath, 14 and Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Ader, 16 Michael, Ispah, and Joha, sons of Beriah, 17 and Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hezeki, Heber; 18 Ishmerai, Jezliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal. 19 And Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zilthai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi, 22 and Ishpan, Heber, Eliel, 23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24 Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah; 25 Iphedeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak, 26 and Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah; 27 and Jaresiah, Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men who dwelt in Jerusalem.

29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah, 30 and his firstborn son, Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zacher. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, next to them. 33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah. 35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, 37 and Moza begat Binea; Rapha was his son, Eleasah, his son, Azel, his son. 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39 And the sons of Eshek, his brother: Ulam, his firstborn, Jehush, the second, and Eliphelet, the third. 40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, expert archers who had many sons, and sons’ sons, one hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

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