Old Testament · BSB
1 Chronicles 8
Berean Standard Bible · 40 verses
- Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,
- Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
- The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
- Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
- Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
- These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
- Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
- Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.
- His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
- Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
- He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
- The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
- and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
- Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
- Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
- Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
- Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
- Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
- Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
- Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
- Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
- Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
- Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
- Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
- Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
- Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
- Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
- All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
- Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
- and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
- Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,
- and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
- Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
- The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
- The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
- Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
- Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
- Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
- The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.
- The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.