Chapter 8

Benjamin. ¹ Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, his second, Aharah, his third, ² Nohah, his fourth, and Rapha, his fifth.

³ The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, the father of Ehud,^{[a] 4} Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ These were the sons of Ehud. They were the leaders of the ancestral clans of those who lived in Geba. They forced them to move to Manahath: ⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who forced them to move. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim had children in the land of Moab after he sent away Hushim and Baara, his wives. ⁹ Through Hodesh, his wife, he was the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. They were his sons and leaders of the ancestral clans.

¹¹ Through Hushim he was the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, Shemed, who built Ono and Lod and the towns dependent upon them, ¹³ Beriah, and Shema. They were the leaders of the ancestral clans of those who lived in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

¹⁴ Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, ¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ispah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. ²⁸ These were the leaders of the ancestral clans by their leader. They dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Now the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon.^{[b] 30} His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecheriah, ³² and Mikloth, who became the father of Shimeah. They dwelt near their brethren in Jerusalem, living with them.

³³ Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of Saul.

Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

³⁴ The son of Jonathan was Meri-baal, and Meri-baal was the father of Micah.

³⁵ The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

³⁶ Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.

Zimri was the father of Moza.

³⁷ Moza was the father of Binea, Raphah was his son, Eleasah was his son, and Azel was his son.

³⁸ Azel had six sons whose names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All of these were sons of Azel.

³⁹ The sons of Eshek, his brother, were Ulam, his firstborn, Jeush, his second, and Eliphelet, his third.

⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were brave warriors, archers. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. These were all of the descendants of Benjamin.