1 Chronicles 8:1-40 - The Genealogy Of Saul

¹ And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, ² Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

³ Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan and Huram. ⁶ These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them into exile to Manahath, ⁷ namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera—he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. ⁹ By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households. ¹¹ By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns; ¹³ and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath; ¹⁴ and Ahio, Shashak and Jeremoth.

¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸ These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah; ³⁰ and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio and Zecher. ³² Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. And they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.

³³ Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.

³⁴ The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

³⁵ The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea and Ahaz.

³⁶ Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

³⁷ Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

³⁸ Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

³⁹ The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second and Eliphelet the third.

⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.