THE FIRST BOOK OF THE
CHRONICLES

1 Chronicles 8 ©

The genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin, v. 1, etc. And in particular the ancestors of Saul, who was of this tribe, and his posterity, 33.

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NOW1 Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

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Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

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And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

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And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

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And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

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And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the 2fathers of the inhabitants of 3Geba, and 4they removed them to Manahath:

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And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, 5he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.6

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And 7Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after 8he had sent 9them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

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And he begat of 10Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

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And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

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And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

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The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built 11Ono, and Lod, with the 12towns thereof:

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Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads 13of the fathers of the inhabitants of 14Aijalon, who drove away 15the inhabitants of Gath:

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And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

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And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

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And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

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And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

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Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

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And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

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And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

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And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of 16Shimhi;

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And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

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And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

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And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

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And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

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And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

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And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

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17These were 18heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

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And at Gibeon dwelt 19the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

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And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

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And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

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And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And 20these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

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¶And 21Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and 22Abinadab, and 23Esh-baal.

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And the son of Jonathan was 24Merib-baal; and Merib-baala begat Micah.

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And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

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And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

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And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

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And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

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And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

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And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, 25archers, and 26had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.