1 Chronicles 8

A Genealogy of Saul

¹Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.³And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,⁴Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,⁵Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.⁶These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath):⁷Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered Uzza and Ahihud.⁸And Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.⁹He fathered sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,¹⁰Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses.¹¹He also fathered sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.¹²The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns,¹³and Beriah and Shema (they were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee);¹⁴and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were 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 the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.³⁰His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,³²and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.³³Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal;³⁴and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.³⁵The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.³⁶Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza.³⁷Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.³⁸Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.³⁹The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.⁴⁰The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites.