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1 Chronicles 8

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1And Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, ✦ 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, ✦ 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. ✦ 6These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them into exile to Manahath, ✦ 7namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he exiled them; and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud. 8Shaharaim fathered children in the country of Moab after he had sent his wives Hushim and Baara away. ✦ 9By Hodesh his wife he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households. 11By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal. 12The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns; ✦ 13and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put the inhabitants of Gath to flight; ✦ 14and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth. 15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. 17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. 19Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. 22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. 26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. 28These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem. ✦ 29Now, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah; ✦ 30and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ✦ 31Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher. ✦ 32Mikloth fathered Shimeah. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives. ✦ 33Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ✦ 34The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah. ✦ 35The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. ✦ 36Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza. ✦ 37Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah, his son, and Azel, his son. ✦ 38Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39The sons of his brother Eshek were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40The sons of Ulam were valiant mighty men, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were among the sons of Benjamin. ✦

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