1 Chronicles 8:1-32

The Descendants of Benjamin

8¹ Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, ² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. ³ Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, ⁴ and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, ⁵ and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. ⁶ These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath: ⁷ and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud. ⁸ Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. ⁹ He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam, ¹⁰ and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ houses. ¹¹ Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal. ¹² The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns; ¹³ and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath; ¹⁴ and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, ¹⁵ and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, ¹⁶ and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah, ¹⁷ and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, ¹⁸ and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal, ¹⁹ and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, ²⁰ and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, ²¹ and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei, ²² and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, ²³ and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, ²⁴ and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah, ²⁵ and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak, ²⁶ and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, ²⁷ and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. ²⁸ These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem. ²⁹ In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife’s name was Maacah; ³⁰ and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, ³¹ and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher. ³² Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.