Open English Translation 1 CHR Chapter 8

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

3 Bela’s sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Avishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shefufan, and Huram.

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

8 Another descendant of Benyamin was Shaharayim who lived in the Moab countryside. He divorced his wives Hushim and Baara 9 and fathered sons with his wife Hodesh: Yobab, Tsivya, Mesha, Malkam, 10 Yeuts, Sakeya, and Mirmah. They all became leaders of their clans. 11 (He had fathered Avituv and Elpaal by Hushim.)

12 Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono city, plus Lod and its towns),

Benyamin’s descendants in Gat and Ayyalon

13 plus Beriah and Shema who were leaders of their clans who lived in Ayyalon city. They forced the people who lived in Gat city to flee.14-16 14-16Beriah’s sons were Ahyo, Shashak, Yeremot, Zevadyah, Arad, Eder, Mikael, Yishpah, and Yoha.

Benyamin’s descendants in Yerushalem

17-18 17-18Other descendants of Elpaal were Zevadyah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Yishmerai, Yizliah, and Yovav.

19-21 19-21Another descendant of Benyamin was Shimei. Shimei’s descendants included Yakim, Zikri, Zavdi, Elienai, Tsilletai, Eliel, Adayah, Berayah, and Shimrat.

22-25 22-25Shashak’s sons were Yishpan, Eber, Eliel, Avdon, Zikri, Hanan, Hananyah, Elam, Antotiyah, Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

26-27 26-27Another descendant of Benyamin was Yeroham, whose sons were Shamsherai, Sheharyah, Atalyah, Yaareshyah, Eliyyah, and Zikri.

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

Benyamin’s descendants in Gibeon

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

33 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of King Shaul. Shaul was the father of Yonatan (Jonathan), Malki-Shua, Avinadav, and Esh-Baal. 34 Yonatan’s son was Meriv-Baal. Meriv-Baal was the father of Mikah.

35 Mikah’s sons were Pithon, Melek, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz was the father of Yehoaddah. Yehoaddah was the father of Alemet, Azmavet, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Motsa. 37 Motsa was the father of Binea. Rafah was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Raphah’s son. Atsel was Eleasah’s son.

38 Atsel had a total of six sons named Azrikam, Bokeru, Yishmael, Shearyah, Ovadyah, and Hanan. 39 Atsel had a brother, Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Yeush 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.