1 Chronicles 8
1 Benjamin had five sons: Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
And, Benjamin, begat Bela his firstborn, —Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third, —
2 Nohah, and Rapha.
Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth.
3 The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
And Bela had sons—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 [One of Gera’s sons was Ehud.] The descendants of Ehud were leaders of their clans who lived in Geba [city], but they were forced to move to Manahath [city].
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;
7 Ehud’s sons/descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahath. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
and, as for Naaman and Ahijah and Gera, the same, carried them captive, —and he begat Uzza and Ahihud.
8 [Another descendant of Benjamin was Shaharaim]. He and his wife Hushim had two sons, Abitub and Elpaal. In [the] Moab [region], Shaharaim divorced Hushim and his other wife Baara. [Then he married a woman whose name was] Hodesh, and they had [seven sons]: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were all leaders of their clans.
And, Shaharaim, begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.
Then begat he, of Hodesh his wife, —Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam;
and Jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirmah, —these, were his sons, ancestral chiefs.
And, of Hushim, he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12 Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built [the towns of] Ono and Lod, and the nearby villages. Beriah and Shema were leaders of their clans, who lived in Aijalon [city]. They forced the people who lived in Gath [city] to leave their city.
And, the sons of Elpaal, Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, —he, built Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof.
And, as for Beriah and Shema, they, were ancestral chiefs to the inhabitants of Aijalon, —they, put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
14 Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, —
and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, —
and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, sons of Beriah, —
17 [Other] descendants of Elpaal were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, —
18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal, —
19 [Another descendant of Benjamin was Shimei.] Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi—
and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, —
and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimei, —
22 Shashak’s sons were 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 Anthothijah, —
25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak, —
26 [Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.
and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, —
and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham:
28 In the records of these clans it is written that all those men were leaders of their clans, and they lived in Jerusalem.
these, were ancestral chiefs to their generations, chief men, —these, dwelt in Jerusalem;
29 [Another descendant of Benjamin was] Jeiel. He lived in Gibeon [town], and he was the leader there. His wife was Maacah.
And, in Gibeon, dwelt the father of Gibeon [Jeiel], the name of whose wife, was Maacah, —
30 His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
and his firstborn son, Abdon, and Zur and Kish, and Baal and Ner and Nadab, —
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,
and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
32 and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. All these sons of Jeiel also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
And, Mikloth, begat Shimeah, —moreover also, they, over against their brethren, did dwell in Jerusalem, with their own brethren.
33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
So then, Ner, begat Kish, and, Kish, begat Saul, —and, Saul, begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34 Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
And, the son of Jonathan, was Merib-baal, —and, Merib-baal, begat Micah.
35 Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
And, the sons 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. Zimri was the father of Moza.
And, Ahaz, begat Jehoaddah, and, Jehoaddah, begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, —and, Zimri, begat Moza;
37 Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Raphah. The son of Raphah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
and, Moza, begat Binea, —Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
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.
39 Azel’s [younger] brother was Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Jeush and Eliphelet.
And, the sons of Eshek his brother, were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 Ulam’s sons were brave warriors and (good archers/able to shoot arrows well). Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons. Those were the descendants of Benjamin.
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.
