1 Chronicles 8
1 And, Benjamin, begat Bela his firstborn, —Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third, —
Now Benjamin begot Bale his firstborn, and Asbel his second [son], Aara the third, Noa the fourth,
2 Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth.
and Rapha the fifth.
3 And Bela had sons—Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, —
And the sons of Bale were, Adir, and Gera, and Abiud,
4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, —
and Abessue, and Noama, and Achia,
5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
and Gera, and Sephupham, and Uram.
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;
These [were] the sons of Aod: these are the heads of families to them that dwell in Gabee, and they removed them to Machanathi:
7 and, as for Naaman and Ahijah and Gera, the same, carried them captive, —and he begat Uzza and Ahihud.
and Nooma, and Achia and Gera, he removed them, and he begot Aza, and Jachicho.
8 And, Shaharaim, begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.
And Saarin begot [children] in the plain of Moab, after that he had sent away Osin and Baada his wives.
9 Then begat he, of Hodesh his wife, —Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam;
And he begot of his wife Ada, Jolab, and Sebia, and Misa, and Melchas,
10 and Jeuz, and Sachia, and Mirmah, —these, were his sons, ancestral chiefs.
and Jebus, and Zabia, and Marma: these [were] heads of families.
11 And, of Hushim, he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
And of Osin he begot Abitol, and Alphaal.
12 And, the sons of Elpaal, Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, —he, built Ono, and Lod, and the villages thereof.
And the sons of Alphaal; Obed, Misaal, Semmer: he built Ona, and Lod, and its towns:
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 Beria, and Sama; these [were] heads of families among the dwellers in Elam, and they drove out the inhabitants of Geth.
14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, —
And his brethren [were] Sosec, and Arimoth,
15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, —
and Zabadia, and Ored, and Eder,
16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, sons of Beriah, —
and Michael, and Jespha, and Joda, the sons of Beria:
17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, —
and Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Azaki, and Abar,
18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal, —
and Isamari, and Jexlias, and Jobab, the sons of Elphaal:
19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi—
and Jakim, and Zachri, and Zabdi,
20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, —
and Elionai, and Salathi,
21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimei, —
and Elieli, and Adaia, and Baraia, and Samarath, sons of Samaith:
22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, —
and Jesphan, and Obed, and Eliel,
23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, —
and Abdon, and Zechri, and Anan,
24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, —
and Anania, and Ambri, and Aelam, [and] Anathoth,
25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak, —
and Jathin, and Jephadias, and Phanuel, the sons of Sosec:
26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, —
and Samsari, and Saarias, and Gotholia,
27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham:
and Jarasia, and Eria, and Zechri, son of Iroam.
28 these, were ancestral chiefs to their generations, chief men, —these, dwelt in Jerusalem;
These [were] heads of families, chiefs according to their generations: these lived in Jerusalem.
29 And, in Gibeon, dwelt the father of Gibeon [Jeiel], the name of whose wife, was Maacah, —
And the father of Gabaon lived in Gabaon; and his wife's name was Moacha.
30 and his firstborn son, Abdon, and Zur and Kish, and Baal and Ner and Nadab, —
And her firstborn son was Abdon, and Sur, and Kis, and Baal, and Nadab, and Ner,
31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
and Gedur and his brother, and Zacchur, and Makeloth.
32 And, Mikloth, begat Shimeah, —moreover also, they, over against their brethren, did dwell in Jerusalem, with their own brethren.
And Makeloth begot Samaa: for these lived in Jerusalem in the presence of their brethren 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 begot Kis, and Kis begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Aminadab, and Asabal.
34 And, the son of Jonathan, was Merib-baal, —and, Merib-baal, begat Micah.
And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribaal; and Meribaal begot Micha.
35 And, the sons of Micah, were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
And the sons of Micha; Phithon, and Melach, and Tharach, and Achaz.
36 And, Ahaz, begat Jehoaddah, and, Jehoaddah, begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, —and, Zimri, begat Moza;
And Achaz begot Jada, and Jada begot Salaemath, and Asmoth, and Zambri; and Zambri begot Maesa;
37 and, Moza, begat Binea, —Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
and Maesa begot Baana: Rhaphaea [was] his son, Elasa his son, Esel 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 Esel [had] six sons, and these [were] their name; Ezricam his firstborn, and Ismael, and Saraia, and Abdia, and Anan, and Asa: all these [were] the sons of Esel.
39 And, the sons of Eshek his brother, were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
And the sons of Asel his brother; Aelam his firstborn, and Jas the second, and Eliphalet 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 Aelam were mighty men, bending the bow, and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred [and] fifty. All these [were] of the sons of Benjamin.
