1 Chronicles 8
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1 Chronicles 8

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Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul

1BenjaminH1144 was the father ofH3205 BelaH1106 his firstbornH1060, AshbelH788 the secondH8145, AharahH315 the thirdH7992, 2NohahH5119 the fourthH7243, and RaphaH7498 the fifthH2549.

3The sonsH1121 of BelaH1106: 4AddarH146, GeraH1617, AbihudH31,1 AbishuaH50, NaamanH5283, AhoahH265, 5GeraH1617, ShephuphanH8197, and HuramH2361. 6TheseH428 were the descendantsH1121 of EhudH261H428 whoH1992 were the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 livingH3427 in GebaH1387 and were exiledH1540 toH413 ManahathH4506: 7NaamanH5283, AhijahH281, and GeraH1617, whoH1931 carried them into exileH1540 and who was the fatherH3205 of UzzaH5798 and AhihudH284.2 8ShaharaimH7842 had sonsH3205 in the countryH7704 of MoabH4124 afterH4480 he had divorcedH7971 his wivesH802 HushimH2366 and BaaraH1199. 9His sons byH4480 his wifeH802 HodeshH2321: 10JobabH3103, ZibiaH6644, MeshaH4331, MalcamH4445, JeuzH3263, SachiaH7634, and MirmahH4821. TheseH428 were his sonsH1121, headsH7218 of familiesH1. 11He also had sonsH3205 by HushimH2366: AbitubH36 and ElpaalH508. 12The sonsH1121 of ElpaalH508: 13EberH5677, MishamH4936, ShemedH8106 (whoH1931 builtH1129 OnoH207 and LodH3850 with its villagesH1323), and BeriahH1283 and ShemaH8087 (whoH1992 were the headsH7218 of familiesH1 living inH3427 AijalonH357 and whoH1992 drove outH1272 the inhabitantsH3427 of GathH1661). 14AhioH283, ShashakH8349, JeremothH3406, 15ZebadiahH2069, AradH6166, EderH5738, 16MichaelH4317, IshpahH3472, and JohaH3109 were the sonsH1121 of BeriahH1283. 17ZebadiahH2069, MeshullamH4918, HizkiH2395, HeberH2268, 18IshmeraiH3461, IzliahH3152, and JobabH3103 were the sonsH1121 of ElpaalH508. 19JakimH3356, ZichriH2147, ZabdiH2067, 20ElienaiH462, ZillethaiH6769, ElielH447, 21AdaiahH5718, BeraiahH1256, and ShimrathH8119 were the sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096. 22IshpanH3473, EberH5677, ElielH447, 23AbdonH5658, ZichriH2147, HananH2605, 24HananiahH2608, ElamH5867, AnthothijahH6070, 25IphdeiahH3301, and PenuelH6439 were the sonsH1121 of ShashakH8349. 26ShamsheraiH8125, ShehariahH7841, AthaliahH6271, 27JaareshiahH3298, ElijahH452, and ZichriH2147 were the sonsH1121 of JerohamH3395. 28All theseH428 were headsH7218 of familiesH1, the chiefsH7218H428 according to their genealogiesH8435, and they livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389. 29Jeiel the fatherH1 of GibeonH1391 livedH34273 in GibeonH1391. His wife’sH802 nameH8034 was MaacahH4601, 30and AbdonH5658 was his firstbornH1060 sonH1121, then ZurH6698, KishH7027, BaalH1168,4 NadabH5070, 31GedorH1446, AhioH283, ZecherH2144,5 32and MiklothH4732, who was the father ofH3205 ShimeahH8039.6 TheyH1992 tooH637 livedH3427 alongsideH5048 their relativesH251 in JerusalemH3389.

The Family of Saul

33NerH5369 was the father ofH3205 KishH7027, KishH7027 was the father ofH3205 SaulH7586, and SaulH7586 was the father ofH3205 JonathanH3083, MalchishuaH4444, AbinadabH41, and Esh-baalH792.7

34The sonH1121 of JonathanH3083: Merib-baalH4807,8 and Merib-baalH4807 was the father ofH3205 MicahH4318.9 35The sonsH1121 of MicahH4318: PithonH6377, MelechH4429, TareaH8390,10 and AhazH271. 36AhazH271 was the father ofH3205 JehoaddahH3085, JehoaddahH308511 was the father ofH3205 AlemethH5964, AzmavethH5820, and ZimriH2174, and ZimriH2174 was the father ofH3205 MozaH4162. 37MozaH4162 was the father ofH3205 BineaH1150. RaphahH749812 was his sonH1121, EleasahH501 his sonH1121, and AzelH682 his sonH1121. 38AzelH682 had sixH8337 sonsH1121, and theseH428 were their namesH8034: AzrikamH5840, BocheruH1074, IshmaelH3458, SheariahH8187, ObadiahH5662, and HananH2605. AllH3605 theseH428 were the sonsH1121 of AzelH682. 39The sonsH1121 of his brotherH251 EshekH6232: 40UlamH198 was his firstbornH1060, JeushH3266 secondH8145, and ElipheletH467 thirdH7992. The sonsH1121 of UlamH198 wereH1961 mightyH1368 menH582 of valorH2428, archersH1869H7198, and they had manyH7235 sonsH1121 and grandsonsH1121—150H3967H2572 in all.

AllH3605 theseH428 were the descendantsH1121 of BenjaminH1144.

Notes

  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. ↩
  7. 7. 1 Chronicles 8:33 Esh-baal is also called Ish-bosheth; see 2 Samuel 2:8. ↩
  8. 8. 1 Chronicles 8:34 Merib-baal is also called Mephibosheth; see 2 Samuel 4:4. ↩
  9. 9. 1 Chronicles 8:34 Micah is a variant of Mica; see 2 Samuel 9:12. ↩
  10. 10. 1 Chronicles 8:35 Tarea is a variant of Tahrea; see 1 Chronicles 9:41. ↩
  11. 11. 1 Chronicles 8:36 Jehoaddah is a variant of Jarah or Jadah; see 1 Chronicles 9:42. ↩
  12. 12. 1 Chronicles 8:37 Raphah is a variant of Rephaiah; see 1 Chronicles 9:43. ↩

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