1 Chronicles 8:1-40 CEB

[1] Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel his second son, Aharah the third, [2] Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. [3] Bela had a family: Addar, Gera, Abihud, [4] Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, [5] Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. [6] This was Ehud’s family. They were heads of households of the inhabitants of Geba, who were sent into exile to Manahath. [7] Gera sent them into exile and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. [8] Shaharaim had children in the country of Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. [9] He had children with his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, [10] Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of households. [11] He also had children with Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal. [12] Elpaal’s family: Eber, Misham, Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, [13] Beriah, and Shema. They were heads of households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. [14] Their brothers were Shashak and Jeremoth. [15] Beriah’s family: Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, [16] Michael, Ishpah, and Joha. [17] Elpaal’s family: Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, [18] Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab. [19] Shimei’s family: Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, [20] Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, [21] Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. [22] Shashak’s family: Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, [23] Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, [24] Hananiah, Omri, Elam, Anthothijah, [25] Iphdeiah, and Penuel. [26] Jeroham’s family: Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, [27] Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri. [28] These were the heads of households, in their generations. They were leaders who lived in Jerusalem. [29] Jeiel, Gibeon’s father, lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah; [30] his oldest son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, [31] Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, and Mikloth. [32] Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. These also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem. [33] Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. [34] Jonathan’s son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was Micah’s father. [35] Micah’s family: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. [36] Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza. [37] Moza was the father of Binea; his son was Raphah, his son Eleasah, and his son Azel. [38] Azel had six sons, named Azrikam, his oldest, Ishmael, Sheariah, Azariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were in Azel’s family. [39] His brother Eshek’s family: Ulam his oldest, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. [40] Ulam’s family were mighty warriors and archers, having many children and grandchildren—150 in all and all were Benjaminites.