Genealogy of Benjamin^(A)

8 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel his second born, Aharah his third born, ² Nohah his fourth born, and Rapha his fifth born.

³ Bela’s descendants included^[a] Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ Ehud’s descendants, who were leaders of their ancestral households in Geba and who were taken into exile to Manahath, included: ⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera (also known as Heglam), who fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim fathered sons in the land of Moab after he had divorced^[b] his wives Hushim and Baara. ⁹ By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons and leaders of ancestral households.

¹¹ He also fathered his sons Abitub and Elpaal by Hushim.

¹² Elpaal’s descendants included Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod, along with its towns),^{[c] 13} Beriah and Shema, leaders of ancestral households in Aijalon who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath, ¹⁴ Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, ¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, and Eder.

¹⁶ Beriah’s descendants included Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

¹⁷ Elpaal’s descendants included Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

¹⁹ Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

²² Shashak’s descendants included Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

²⁶ Jeroham’s descendants included Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

²⁸ All of these were the leaders of ancestral households, chiefs according to their generations. They lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife was named Maacah. ³⁰ His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, ³² and Mikloth, who fathered Shimeah. Now these also lived with their relatives across town in Jerusalem from^[d] their other^[e] relatives.

³³ Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.^[f]

³⁴ Jonathan fathered Merib-baal and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

³⁵ Micah’s descendants included Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

³⁶ Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza. ³⁷ Moza fathered Binea, and Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

³⁸ Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan—all of these were the sons of Azel. ³⁹ The sons of his brother Eshek included Ulam his firstborn, Jeush his second, and Eliphelet his third. ⁴⁰ Ulam’s descendants were valiant warriors and archers. They had 150 children and grandchildren, all descendants of Benjamin.