8:1 And Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
8:3 Bela had sons: ①Addar, Gera, Abihud,
▷ ①In Gen 46:21 and Num 26:40, Ard
8:4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
8:6 These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them into exile to Manahath,
8:7 namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he exiled them; and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
8:8 Shaharaim fathered children in the ①country of Moab after he had sent his wives Hushim and Baara away.
▷ ①Lit field
8:9 By Hodesh his wife he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
8:10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households.
8:11 By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
8:12 The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
8:13 and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put the inhabitants of Gath to flight;
8:14 and ①Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.
▷ ①Or his brothers
8:15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
8:16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
8:17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
8:18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
8:19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
8:21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of ①Shimei.
▷ ①In v 13, Shema
8:22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
8:23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
8:25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
8:26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
8:27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
8:28 These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men ①who lived in Jerusalem.
▷ ①Lit these
8:29 Now, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah;
8:30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
8:31 Gedor, Ahio, and ①Zecher.
▷ ①In 9:37, Zechariah
8:32 Mikloth fathered ①Shimeah. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.
▷ ①In 9:38, Shimeam
8:33 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, ①Abinadab, and ②Eshbaal.
▷ ①1 Sam 14:49, Ishvi ②In 2 Sam 2:8, Ish-bosheth
8:34 The son of Jonathan was ①Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
▷ ①In 2 Sam 4:4, Mephibosheth
8:35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, ①Tarea, and Ahaz.
▷ ①In 9:41, Tahrea
8:36 Ahaz fathered ①Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza.
▷ ①In 9:42, Jarah
8:37 Moza fathered Binea; ①Raphah was his son, Eleasah, his son, and Azel, his son.
▷ ①In 9:43, Rephaiah
8:38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
8:39 The sons of his brother Eshek were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
8:40 The sons of Ulam were valiant mighty men, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were among the sons of Benjamin.