1 Chronicles 8

The Family History of Saul 1Benjamin was the father of Bela. Bela was his first son. Ashbel was his second son. Aharah was the third.

2Nohah was the fourth. And Rapha was the fifth.

3The sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

5Gera, Shephuphan and Huram. 6Here are the members of the family line of Ehud. They were the leaders of the families who were living in Geba. Later, they were taken away from their own land. They were forced to go to Manahath.

7The sons of Ehud were Naaman, Ahijah and Gera. Gera took them away from their land. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. 8Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab. That happened after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9His wife Hodesh had sons by him. Their names were Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, 10Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. His sons were the leaders of their families.

11His wife Hushim had Abitub and Elpaal by him.

12The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham and Shemed. Shemed built Ono and Lod and the villages around it.

13Beriah and Shema were also sons of Elpaal. They were the leaders of the families who were living in Aijalon. Beriah and Shema drove out the people who were living in Gath. 14Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

16Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah. 17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

18Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were other sons of Elpaal. 19Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

21Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. 22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

25Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. 26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

27Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.

28All these men were the leaders of their families. They were listed as chiefs in their family history. They lived in Jerusalem.

29Jeiel lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the father of Gibeon. Jeiel had a wife named Maakah. 30His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, Zeker

32and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. Mikloth and Shimeah also lived in Jerusalem. They lived near their relatives.

33Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.

34The son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.

35The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tarea and Ahaz. 36Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.

37Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Raphah’s son. And Azel was Eleasah’s son.

38Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All of them were the sons of Azel.

39Here are the sons of Azel’s brother Eshek. Ulam was his first son. Jeush was the second. Eliphelet was the third. 40The sons of Ulam were brave fighting men. They could use a bow. They had many sons and grandsons. The total number of sons and grandsons was 150. All these men belonged to the family line of Benjamin.