Chapter 8

Now Benjamin begat⁵² Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

And these [are] the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants⁶ of Geba, and they removed⁵⁵ them to Manahath:

And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed⁵² them, and begat⁵² Uzza, and Ahihud.

And Shaharaim begat⁵² [children] in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away;¹⁴ Hushim and Baara [were] his wives.

And he begat⁵⁵ of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These [were] his sons, heads of the fathers.

And of Hushim he begat⁵² Abitub, and Elpaal.

The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built¹ Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

Beriah also, and Shema, who [were] heads of the fathers of the inhabitants⁶ of Aijalon, who drove away⁵² the inhabitants⁶ of Gath:

And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

These [were] heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief [men]. These dwelt¹ in Jerusalem.

And at Gibeon dwelt¹ the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name [was] Maachah:

And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

And Mikloth begat⁵² Shimeah. And these also dwelt¹ with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

And Ner begat⁵² Kish, and Kish begat⁵² Saul, and Saul begat⁵² Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat⁵² Micah.

And the sons of Micah [were], Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

And Ahaz begat⁵² Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat⁵² Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat⁵² Moza,

And Moza begat⁵² Binea: Rapha [was] his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

And Azel had six sons, whose names [are] these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these [were] the sons of Azel.

And the sons of Eshek his brother [were], Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers,^{6 7198} and had many⁵⁶ sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these [are] of the sons of Benjamin.