1 Chronicles 8
1 And, Benjamin, begat Bela his firstborn, —Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third, —
And Benjamin begat Bela' his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Achrach the third,
2 Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth.
Nochah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 And Bela had sons—Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, —
And Bela' had sons, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, —
And Abishua', and Na'aman, and Achoach,
5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Churam.
6 And, these, are the sons of Ehud, —these, are the ancestral chiefs to the inhabitants of Geba, but they were carried away captive, unto Manahath;
And these are the sons of Echud: these are the heads of the family divisions of the inhabitants of Geba', who were exiled to Manachath;
7 and, as for Naaman and Ahijah and Gera, the same, carried them captive, —and he begat Uzza and Ahihud.
Both Na'aman, and Achiyah; and Gera, —he exiled them, and begat 'Uzza, and Achichud.
8 And, Shaharaim, begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.
And Shacharayim begat children in the fields of Moab, after he had sent them away—Chushim and Ba'ara his wives.
9 Then begat he, of Hodesh his wife, —Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam;
And he begat of Chodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibya and Mesha, and Malkam,
10 and Jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirmah, —these, were his sons, ancestral chiefs.
And Je'uz, and Shabyah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of family divisions.
11 And, of Hushim, he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
And of Chushim he begat Abitub, and Elpa'al.
12 And, the sons of Elpaal, Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, —he, built Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof.
And the sons of Elpa'al: 'Eber, and Mish'am, and Shemer, who built Ono, and Lod, with its villages;
13 And, as for Beriah and Shema, they, were ancestral chiefs to the inhabitants of Aijalon, —they, put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
And Beri'ah, and Shema', who were the heads of the family divisions of the inhabitants of Ayalon; these were those who drove away the inhabitants of Gath;
14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, —
And Achyo, Shashak, and Jeremoth.
15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, —
And Zebadyah, and 'Arad, and 'Eder,
16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, sons of Beriah, —
And Michael, and Yishpah, and Jocha, the sons of Beri'ah;
17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, —
And Zebadyah, and Meshullam, and Chiski, and Cheber,
18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal, —
And Yishmerai, and Yizliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpa'al:
19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi—
And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, —
And Eli'enai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimei, —
And 'Adayah, and Berayah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shim'i:
22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, —
And Yishpan, and 'Eber, and Eliel,
23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, —
And 'Abdon, and Zichri, and Chanan,
24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, —
And Chananyah, and 'Elam, and 'Anthothiyah,
25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak, —
And Yiphdeyah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak:
26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, —
And Shamsherai, and Shecharyah, and Athalyah,
27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham:
And Ja'areshyah, and Eliyah, and Zichri, the sons of Jerocham.
28 these, were ancestral chiefs to their generations, chief men, —these, dwelt in Jerusalem;
These were the heads of the family divisions, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 And, in Gibeon, dwelt the father of Gibeon [Jeiel], the name of whose wife, was Maacah, —
And at Gib'on dwelt the father of Gib'on, whose wife's name was Ma'achah;
30 and his firstborn son, Abdon, and Zur and Kish, and Baal and Ner and Nadab, —
And his first-born son 'Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Ba'al, and Nadab,
31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
And Gedor, and Achyo, and Zecher.
32 And, Mikloth, begat Shimeah, —moreover also, they, over against their brethren, did dwell in Jerusalem, with their own brethren.
And Mikloth begat Shimah. And these also dwelt alongside of their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.
33 So then, Ner, begat Kish, and, Kish, begat Saul, —and, Saul, begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jehonathan and Malkishua', and Abinadab, and Eshba'al.
34 And, the son of Jonathan, was Merib-baal, —and, Merib-baal, begat Micah.
And the son of Jehonathan was Merib-ba'al; and Merib-ba'al begat Michah.
35 And, the sons of Micah, were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
And the sons of Michah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea', and Achaz.
36 And, Ahaz, begat Jehoaddah, and, Jehoaddah, begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, —and, Zimri, begat Moza;
And Achaz begat Jeho'addah; and Jeho'addah begat 'Alemeth, and 'Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
37 and, Moza, begat Binea, —Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
And Moza begat Bin'ah; Rapha was his son, El'assah his son, Azel his son.
38 And, Azel, had six sons, and, these, were their names—Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obediah, and Hanan and Asah, —all these, were sons of Azel.
And Azel had six sons, and these are their names, 'Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and She'aryah, and 'Obadiah, and Chanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 And, the sons of Eshek his brother, were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
And the sons of 'Eshek his brother were, Ulam his first-born, Je'ush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 And the sons of Ulam became men that were heroes of valour, archers, with many sons, and sons’ sons, a hundred and fifty. All these, were of the sons of Benjamin.
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, who drew the bow, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
