1 Chronicles 8
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1 Chronicles 8:1-32

1Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3The sons of Bela: 4Addar, Gera, Abihud,1 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath: 7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.2 8Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9His sons by his wife Hodesh: 10Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. 11He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal. 12The sons of Elpaal: 13Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages), and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of 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 the sons of Elpaal. 19Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. 22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. 26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. 28All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem. 29Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived3 in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, 30and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal,4 Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,5 32and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah.6 They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.

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  1. 1. 1 Chronicles 8:4 Possibly Gera the father of Ehud; see verse 7. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Chronicles 8:7 Or and Gera, that is Heglam, who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. ↩
  3. 3. 1 Chronicles 8:29 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 9:35); Hebrew The father of Gibeon lived ↩
  4. 4. 1 Chronicles 8:30 Some LXX manuscripts include Ner; see 1 Chronicles 9:36. ↩
  5. 5. 1 Chronicles 8:31 Zecher is likely a variant of Zechariah; see 1 Chronicles 9:37. ↩
  6. 6. 1 Chronicles 8:32 Shimeah is a variant of Shimeam; see 1 Chronicles 9:38. ↩

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