OET-RV 1 CHR Chapter 8

8 Benyamin had sons: Bela, Ashbel, Ahrah, 2 Nohah, and the fifth, Rafa.

3 Bela’s sons were Adar, Gera, Avihud, 4 Avishua, Na’aman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shefufan, and Huram.

6 One of Gera’s sons was Ehud. His descendants were leaders of their clans who lived in Geva city, but were taken into exile to Manahat. 7 Ehud’s sons were Na’aman, Ahiyah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahat. He was the father of Uza and Ahihud.

8 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Shaharayim, who lived in the Moav (Moab) countryside. He divorced his wives Hushim and Ba’ara, 9 and fathered sons with his wife Hodesh: Yovav, Tsivya, Meysha, Malkam, 10 Ye’uts, Shaveyah, and Mirmah. They all became leaders of their clans. 11 (He’d fathered Avituv and Elpa’al by Hushim.)

12 Elpa’al’s sons were Ever, Misham, Shemer (who built Ono city, plus Lod and its towns),

13 plus Beriah and Shema, who were leaders of their clans, who lived in Ayalon city. They forced the people who lived in Gat city to flee.14-16 Beriah’s sons were Ahyo, Shashak, Yerimot, Zevadyah, Arad, Eder, Mika’el (Michael), Yishpah, and Yoha.

17-18 Elpa’al’s other descendants included Zevadyah, Meshulam, Hizki, Hever, Yishmeray, Yizliah, and Yovav.

19-21 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Shimei. Shimei’s descendants included Yakim, Zikri, Zavdi, Eli’eynay, Tsiletay, Eliel, Adayah, Berayah, and Shimrat.

22-25 Shashak’s sons were Yishpan, Ever, Eliel, Avdon, Zikri, Hanan, Hananyah, Eylam, Antotiyah, Yifdeyah, and Penuel.

26-27 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeroham, whose sons were Shamsheray, Sheharyah, Atalyah (Athaliah), Ya’areshyah, Eliyah (Elijah), and Zikri.

28 All those descendants of Elpa’al (Shaharayim’s son) were leaders of their clans according to their genealogies. They all lived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

29 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeiel—he was a founder of Giveon city. His wife was Ma’akah. 30 His sons, starting with the eldest, were Avdon, Tsur, Kish, Ba’al, Nadav, 31 Gedor, Ahyo, and Zeker. 32 Miklot (another of Yeiel’s sons) was Shimeah’s father. All those descendants of Yeiel also lived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) near their relatives.

33 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of King Sha’ul (Saul). Sha’ul was the father of Yonatan (Jonathan), Malkishua, Avinadav, and Eshba’al. 34 Yonatan’s son was Meriv-Ba’al. Meriv-Ba’al was the father of Mikah.

35 Mikah’s sons were Piton, Melek, Ta’area, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz was the father of Yeho’adah. Yeho’adah was the father of Alemet, Azmavet, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Motsa. 37 Motsa was the father of Binea. Rafa was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Rafa’s son. Atsel was Eleasah’s son.

38 Atsel had a total of six sons, named Azrikam, Bokru, Yishmael (Ishmael), Shearyah, Ovadyah (Obadiah), and Hanan. 39 Atsel had a brother, Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Ye’ush and Elifelet.

40 Ulam’s sons were powerful warriors who were also archers. Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons.

All those were Benyamin’s descendants.