Chapter 8

¹Now Benjamin beget Bale his firstborn, Asbel the second, Ahara the third, ²Nohaa the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. ³And the sons of Bale were Addar, and Gera, and Abiud, ⁴And Abisue, and Naamar, and Ahoe, ⁵And Gera, and Sephuphan, and Huram. ⁶These are the sons of Ahod, heads of families that dwelt in Gabaa, who were removed into Mrtnahsth. ⁷And Naaman, and Achia, and Gera he removed them, and beget Oza, and Ahiud. ⁸And Saharim begot in the land of Moab, after he sent away Husim and Bara his wives. ⁹And he beget of Hodes his wife Jobab, and Sebia, and Mesa, and Molchom, ¹⁰And Jehus and Sechia, and Marma. These were his sons heads of their families. ¹¹And Mehusim beget Abitob, and Elphaal. ¹²And the sons of Elphaal were Heber, and Misaam, and Samad: who built One, and Led, and its daughters. ¹³And Baria, and Sama were heads of their kindreds that dwelt in Aialon: these drove away the inhabitants of Geth. ¹⁴And Ahio, and Sesac, and Jerimoth, ¹⁵And Zabadia, and Arod, and Heder, ¹⁶And Michael, and Jespha, and Joha, the sons of Baria. ¹⁷17And Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Hezeci, and Heber, ¹⁸And Jesamari, and Jezlia, and Jobab, sons of Elphaal, ¹⁹And Jacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi, ²⁰And Elioenai, and Selethai, and Elial, ²¹And Adaia, and Baraia, and Samareth, the sons of Semei. ²²And Jespham, and Heber, and Eliel, ²³And Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan, ²⁴And Hanania, and Elam, and Anathothia. ²⁵And Jephdaia, and Phanuel the sons of Sesac. ²⁶And Samsari, and Sohoria and Otholia, ²⁷And Jersia, and Elia, and Zechri, the sons of Jeroham. ²⁸These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem. ²⁹And at Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha: ³⁰And his firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cia, and Baal, and Nadab, ³¹And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher, and Macelloth: ³²And Macelloth beget Samaa: and they dwelt over against their brethren in Jerusalem with their brethren. ³³And Ner beget Cia, and Cia beget Saul. And Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal. ³⁴And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begot Micha. ³⁵And the sons of Micha were Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz. ³⁶And Ahaz beget Joada: and Joada beget Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri: and Zamri beget Mesa, ³⁷And Mesa beget Banaa, whose son was Rapha, of whom was born Elasa, who beget Asel. ³⁸And Asel had six sons whose names were Ezricam, Bochru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Asel. ³⁹And the sons of Esec, his brother, were Ulam the firstborn, and Jehus the second, and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin.