Chapter 8

¹ Now Benjamin begot Bale his first-born, and Asbel his second son, Aara the third, Noa the fourth, ² and Rapha the fifth. ³ And the sons of Bale were, Adir, and Gera, and Abiud, ⁴ and Abessue, and Noama, and Achia, ⁵ and Gera, and Sephupham, and Uram. ⁶ These were the sons of Aod: these are the heads of families to them that dwell in Gabee, and they removed them to Machanathi: ⁷ and Nooma, and Achia and Gera, ¹he removed them, and he begot Aza, and Jachicho.

⁸ And Saarin begot children in the plain of Moab, after that he had sent away Osin and Baada his ²wives.

⁹ And he begot of his wife Ada, Jolab, and Sebia, and Misa, and Melchas, ¹⁰ and Jebus, and Zabia, and Marma: these were heads of families. ¹¹ And of Osin he begot Abitol, and Alphaal. ¹² And the sons of Alphaal; Obed, Misaal, Semmer: he built Ona, and Lod, and its towns: ¹³ and Beria, and Sama; these were heads of families ³among the dwellers in Elam, and they drove out the inhabitants of Geth. ¹⁴ And his brethren were Sosec, and Arimoth, ¹⁵ and Zabadia, and Ored, and Eder, ¹⁶ and Michael, and Jespha, and Joda, the sons of Beria: ¹⁷ and Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Azaki, and Abar, ¹⁸ and Isamari, and Jexlias, and Jobab, the sons of Elphaal: ¹⁹ and Jakim, and Zachri, and Zabdi, ²⁰ and Elionai, and Salathi, ²¹ and Elieli, and Adaia, and Baraia, and Samarath, sons of Samaith: ²² and Jesphan, and Obed, and Eliel, ²³ and Abdon, and Zechri, and Anan, ²⁴ and Anania, and Ambri, and Ælam, and Anathoth, ²⁵ and Jathin, and Jephadias, and Phanuel, the sons of Sosec: ²⁶ and Samsari, and Saarias, and Gotholia, ²⁷ and Jarasia, and Eria, and Zechri, son of Iroam. ²⁸ These were heads of families, chiefs according to their generations: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

²⁹ And the father of Gabaon dwelt in Gabaon; and his wife's name was Moacha. ³⁰ And her first-born son was Abdon, and Sur, and Kis, and Baal, and Nadab, and Ner, ³¹ and Gedur and his brother, and Zacchur, and Makeloth. ³² And Makeloth begot Samaa: for these dwelt in Jerusalem in the presence of their brethren with their brethren.

³³ And Ner begot Kis, and Kis begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Aminadab, and Asabal. ³⁴ And the son of Jonathan was Meribaal; and Meribaal begot Micha. ³⁵ And the sons of Micha; Phithon, and Melach, and Tharach, and Achaz. ³⁶ And Achaz begot Jada, and

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Jada begot Salæmath, and Asmoth, and Zambri; and Zambri begot Mæsa; ³⁷ and Mæsa begot Baana: Rhaphaea was his son, Elasa his son, Esel his son.

³⁸ And Esel had six sons, and these were their name; Ezricam his first-born, and Ismael, and Saraia, and Abdia, and Anan, and Asa: all these were the sons of Esel. ³⁹ And the sons of Asel his brother; Ælam his first-born, and Jas the second, and Eliphalet the third. ⁴⁰ And the sons of Ælam were mighty men, bending the bow, and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.