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First Book of Chronicles 8
8. BENJAMIN AND JERUSALEM
The line of Benjamin[*a]
1 Benjamin became father of Bela, his first-born, Ashbel second, Ahiram third,
2 Nohah fourth, Rapha fifth.
3 Bela had sons: Addar, Gera father of Ehud,
4 Abishua, Naaman and Ahoah,
5 Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.
In Geba
6 These are the sons of Ehud. They were heads of families of the inhabitants of Geba and led them into exile at Manahath:
7 Naaman, Ahijah and Gera. It was he who led them into exile; he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
In Moab
8 He became father of Shaharaim in the plains of Moab after he had dismissed his wives, Hushim and Baara.
9 By his new wife he had sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10 Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
In Ono and Lud
11 By Hushim he had sons: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 Sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham and Shemed: it was he who built Ono, and Lud with its outlying towns.
In Aijalon
13 Beriah and Shema. They were heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and put the inhabitants of Gath to flight.
14 His brother: Shashak.
Jeremoth,
15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16 Michael, Ishpah, Joha were sons of Beriah.
17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Haber,
18 Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab were sons of Elpaal.
19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
20 Elioenai, Zille-thai, Eliel,
21 Adaiah, Beraiah, Shimrath were sons of Shimei.
22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25 Iphdeiah, Penuel were sons of Shashak.
26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27 Jaareshaiah, Elijah, Zichri were sons of Jeroham.
28 These were the heads of families, grouped according to their kinship. They lived in Jerusalem.
In Gibeon
29 At Gibeon lived Abi-gibeon, whose wife was called Maacah.
30 His first-born son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher
32 and Mikloth who became father of Shimeah. These also, near their kinsmen, lived with their kinsmen in Jerusalem.
Saul and his family
33 Ner became father of Kish, Kish father of Saul, Saul father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
34 Son of Jonathan: Meribbaal. Meribbaal became father of Micah.
35 Sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, Ahaz.
36 Ahaz became father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri. Zimri became father of Moza,
37 Moza father of Binea. Raphah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
38 Azel had six sons, whose names were these: Azrikam, his first-born, then Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan. All these were sons of Azel.
39 Sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam, his first-born, Jeush second, Eliphelet third.
40 Ulam had sons, stout fighting men and bowmen. They had numerous sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty of them. All these were sons of Benjamin.