1 Chronicles 8
1 Benjamin was the father of Bela (firstborn son), Ashbel (second), Aharah (third),
Beniamin also begate Bela his eldest sonne, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
2 Nohah (fourth), and Rapha (fifth).
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fift.
3 The sons of Bela were: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
And the sonnes of Bela were Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
And Abishua, and Naaman and Ahoah,
5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These were the sons of Ehud, family heads living in Geba, and were exiled to Manahath:
And these are the sonnes of Ehud: these were the chiefe fathers of those that inhabited Geba: and they were caryed away captiues to Monahath,
7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who exiled them. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he caryed them away captiues: and he begate Vzza, and Ahihud.
8 Shaharaim had sons in Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
And Shaharaim begate certaine in the coutrey of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wiues.
9 He married Hodesh and had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
He begate, I say, of Hodesh his wife, Iobab and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10 Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were all his sons, family heads.
And Ieuz and Shachia and Mirma: these were his sonnes, and chiefe fathers.
11 He also had sons with Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with its nearby towns),
And the sonnes of Elpaal were Eber, and Misham and Shamed (which built Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof)
13 and Beriah and Shema, who were family heads living in Aijalon and who drove away the people who lived in Gath.
And Beriah and Shema (which were the chiefe fathers among the inhabitants of Aialon: they draue away the inhabitants of Gath)
14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
And Ahio, Shashak and Ierimoth,
15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
And Sebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
And Michael, and Ispah, and Ioha, the sonnes of Beriah,
17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,
18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
And Ishmerai and Izliah, and Iobab, the sonnes of Elpaal,
19 Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi,
Iakim also, and Zichri, and Sabdi,
20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
And Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrah the sonnes of Shimei,
22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
And Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,
And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothiiah,
25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
Iphedeiah and Penuel ye sonnes of Shashak,
26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri were the sons of Jeroham.
And Iaareshiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sonnes of Ieroham.
28 All these were family heads, according to their genealogy. They lived in Jerusalem.
These were the chiefe fathers according to their generations, euen princes, which dwelt in Ierusalem.
29 Jeiel founded Gibeon and lived there. His wife was called Maacah.
And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maachah.
30 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
And Gidor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
32 and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
And Mikloth begate Shimeah: these also dwelt with their brethren in Ierusalem, euen by their brethren.
33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
And Ner begate Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begate Ionathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34 The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.
And the sonne of Ionathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal begate Micah.
35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
And the sonnes of Micah were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
And Ahaz begate Iehoadah, and Iehoadah begate Alemeth, and Azmaueth, and Zimri, and Zimri begate Moza,
37 Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
And Moza begate Bineah, whose sonne was Raphah, and his sonne Eleasah, and his sonne Azel.
38 Azel had six sons. These were their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were all the sons of Azel.
And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: all these were the sonnes of Azel.
39 The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam (firstborn), Jeush (second), and Eliphelet (third).
And the sonnes of Eshek his brother were Vlam his eldest sonne, Iehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 The sons of Ulam were strong warriors and skilled archers. They had many sons and grandsons—a total of 150. All of them were the sons of Benjamin.
And the sonnes of Vlam were valiant men of warre which shot with the bow, and had many sonnes and nephewes, an hundreth and fiftie: all these were of the sonnes of Beniamin.
