1 Chronicles 8
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1 Chronicles 8:6-28

6These were Ehud’s sons, who were heads of the families living in Geba and who were taken away as captives to Manahath:

7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera led the rest of them away as captives. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

8Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab,

9he and his wife Hodesh had the following sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. All of Shaharaim’s sons became heads of families.

11He and Hushim were the parents of Abitub and Elpaal.

12Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed (who built Ono, Lod, and Lod’s villages).

13Beriah and Shema were the heads of the families who lived in Aijalon. They forced out the people living in Gath.

14Their brothers  were Shashak and Jeremoth.

15Beriah’s sons were Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

17Elpaal’s sons were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

19Shimei’s sons were Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

22Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

25Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

26Jeroham’s sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

28These were the heads of families listed by their ancestry. They were the heads of families. They lived in Jerusalem.

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