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