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The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line)

1 Chronicles 8:1-9:1

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Chapter 8
1 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ahrim the second, and Ahirah the third. 2 Nohah the fourth, and Raphah the fifth. 3 Bela's sons were Addar, Gera, and Abihud. 4 And Abishua and Naaman and Ahoh. 5 Gera, Shuppim, and Huppim. 6 And these are the sons of Ahud. They were heads of fathers for the inhabitants of Gibeah, and they exiled them to Manahath. 7 And Naaman and Ahiah and Gera—he the Galm—and he begat Uzza and Ahichud. 8 Shacharayim fathered sons in the field of Moab by his wives Hushim and Baara after he sent them away. 9 He fathered by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mishma, and Malkam. 10 Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses. 11 And Machshis fathered Abitub and Elpaal. 12 And the sons of Elpaal: Eber and Shamed and Destruction. He built Ono and Lod and its daughters. 13 Beriah and Shema, heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, drove out the inhabitants of Gath. 14 His brothers: Shashak and Yirmot. 15 Zebadiah, Arad, and Eder 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha, sons of Beriah. 17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hezeki, and Heber. 18 Shameri, Yizliyah, and Jobab, sons of Elpa‘al. 19 And he fathered Male and Zabad. 20 Elioenai, Tseltai, and Eliel. 21 Adiah, Beraiah, and Shamrat, sons of Shimei. 22 and Yishpan, Eber, and Eliel. 23 and Abdon, Zaccur, and Hanan. 24 and Hananiah, Elam, and Anathothiah. 25 And Yipdeyah and Peniel, sons of Shashak. 26 and Shamsherai, Shachariah, and Athaliah. 27 Jaresiah, Eliah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham. 28 These were the heads of the fathers' houses of their generations, the heads. These sat in Jerusalem. 29 In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, and his wife Maacah was there. 30 And his firstborn son Abdon and the rock and Kish and Baal and Nadab. 31 Gedor, his brothers, and Ahio. 32 Mikloth fathered Shimeah. They dwelt opposite their brothers in Jerusalem with their brothers. 33 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34 Jonathan's son Merib-baal fathered Mica. Mica fathered Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. 35 And the sons of Micaiah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Elam and Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza. 37 And Moṣāʾ fathered Ben-aaa his son, Rāfā his son, Elʿaśā his son, ʾEṣel his son. 38 And to Azel six sons, and these their names: Azrikam their firstborn, and Ishmael, and Shariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan—all these sons of Azel. 39 And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Yeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the sons of Ulam were men, mighty men of might, treading the bow, and multiplying sons and sons of sons, one hundred and fifty. All these were from the sons of Benjamin.
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Chapter 9
1 And all Israel registered their genealogies, and they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was exiled to Babel because of their transgression.