1The sons and chief men of Benjamin. 33The stock of Saul and Jonathan.
1NOW Benjamin begat aBela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
a Ge. 46.21. Nu. 26.38-41. ch. 7.6.
2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3And the sons of Bela were, 1Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
1Or, Ard, Ge. 46.21.
4And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
5And Gera, and 2Shephuphan, and Huram.
2Or, Shupham, Nu. 26.39. ch. 7.12.
6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to bManahath:
b ch. 2.52,54.
7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he cremoved them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
c v.6. Ge. 25.6.
8And Shaharaim begat children in dthe country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
d Ru. 1.1.
9And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
11And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built eOno, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
e Ezr. 2.33. Ne. 11.35; 7.37; 6.2.
13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the finhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
f Jos. 10.12; 19.42; 21.24. ch. 7.21.
14And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
16And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
18Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
20And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,
21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of 3Shimhi;
3Or, Shema, v.13.
22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,
23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
25And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
28These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These gdwelt in Jerusalem.
g Jos. 15.63; 18.28. ch. 9.34.
29And hat Gibeon dwelt the 4father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
4Called Jehiel, ch. 9.35.
h ch. 9.35-44.
30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31And Gedor, and Ahio, and 5Zacher.
5Or, Zechariah, ch. 9.37.
32And Mikloth begat 6Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
6Or, Shimeam, ch. 9.38.
33¶And iNer begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and 7Abinadab, and 8Esh-baal.
7Ishui. 1Sa. 14.49.
8Or, Ishbosheth, 2Sa. 2.8.
i ch. 9.39-44. 1Sa. 14.49-51; 9.1; 31.2.
34And the son of Jonathan was 9Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
9Or, Mephibosheth, 2Sa. 4.4; 9.6,10; 19.24.
35And the sons of Micah were , Pithon, and Melech, and 10Tarea, and Ahaz.
10Or, Tahrea, ch. 9.41.
36And Ahaz begat 11Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
11Jarah, ch. 9.42.
37And Moza begat Binea: 12Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
12Rephaiah, ch. 9.43.
38And 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.
39And the sons of Eshek his brother were , Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, jarchers, and had kmany sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
j ch. 12.2. 2Ch. 14.8; 26.14. Ne. 4.13. Je. 51.56. k Ps. 127.5; 128.3,6.