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Benjamin autem genuit Bale primogenitum suum, Asbel secundum, Ahara tertium,

Nohaa quartum, et Rapha quintum.

Fueruntque filii Bale: Addar, et Gera, et Abiud,

Abisue quoque et Naaman, et Ahoe,

sed et Gera, et Sephuphan, et Huram.

Hi sunt filii Ahod, principes cognationum habitantium in Gabaa, qui translati sunt in Manahath.

Naaman autem, et Achia, et Gera, ipse transtulit eos, et genuit Osa, et Ahiud.

Porro Saharaim genuit in regione Moab, postquam dimisit Husim et Bara uxores suas.

Genuit autem de Hodes uxore sua Jobab, et Sebia, et Mosa, et Molchom,

10 Jehus quoque, et Sechia, et Marma: hi sunt filii ejus principes in familiis suis.

11 Mehusim vero genuit Abitob et Elphaal.

12 Porro filii Elphaal: Heber, et Misaam, et Samad: hic aedificavit Ono, et Lod, et filias ejus.

13 Baria autem et Sama principes cognationum habitantium in Ajalon: hi fugaverunt habitatores Geth.

14 Et Ahio, et Sesac, et Jerimoth,

15 et Zabadia, et Arod, et Heder,

16 Michael quoque, et Jespha, et Joha filii Baria.

17 Et Zabadia, et Mosollam, et Hezeci, et Heber,

18 et Jesamari, et Jezlia, et Jobab filii Elphaal,

19 et Jacim, et Zechri, et Zabdi,

20 et Elioenai, et Selethai, et Eliel,

21 et Adaia, et Baraia, et Samarath, filii Semei.

22 Et Jespham, et Heber, et Eliel,

23 et Abdon, et Zechri, et Hanan,

24 et Hanania, et AElam, et Anathothia,

25 et Jephdaia, et Phanuel, filii Sesac.

26 Et Samsari, et Sohoria, et Otholia,

27 et Jersia, et Elia, et Zechri, filii Jeroham.

28 Hi patriarchae, et cognationum principes, qui habitaverunt in Jerusalem.

29 In Gabaon autem habitaverunt Abigabaon, et nomen uxoris ejus Maacha:

30 filiusque ejus primogenitus Abdon, et Sur, et Cis, et Baal, et Nadab,

31 Gedor quoque, et Ahio, et Zacher, et Macelloth:

32 et Macelloth genuit Samaa: habitaveruntque ex adverso fratrum suorum in Jerusalem cum fratribus suis.

33 Ner autem genuit Cis, et Cis genuit Saul. Porro Saul genuit Jonathan, et Melchisua, et Abinadab, et Esbaal.

34 Filius autem Jonathan, Meribbaal: et Meribbaal genuit Micha.

35 Filii Micha, Phithon, et Melech, et Tharaa, et Ahaz.

36 Et Ahaz genuit Joada, et Joada genuit Alamath, et Azmoth, et Zamri: porro Zamri genuit Mosa,

37 et Mosa genuit Banaa, cujus filius fuit Rapha, de quo ortus est Elasa, qui genuit Asel.

38 Porro Asel sex filii fuerunt his nominibus: Ezricam, Bocru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, et Hanan: omnes hi filii Asel.

39 Filii autem Esec fratris ejus, Ulam primogenitus, et Jehus secundus, et Eliphalet tertius.

40 Fueruntque filii Ulam viri robustissimi, et magno robore tendentes arcum: et multos habentes filios ac nepotes, usque ad centum quinquaginta. Omnes hi filii Benjamin.

The Genealogy of Saul the Benjamite(A)

Benjamin(B) was the father of Bela his firstborn,

Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,

Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

The sons of Bela were:

Addar,(C) Gera, Abihud,[a] Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,(D) Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

These were the descendants of Ehud,(E) who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:

Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who deported them and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, 10 Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. 11 By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.

12 The sons of Elpaal:

Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono(F) and Lod with its surrounding villages), 13 and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in Aijalon(G) and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.(H)

14 Ahio, Shashak, 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, Zikri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

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

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

28 All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

29 Jeiel[b] the father[c] of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.(I)

His wife’s name was Maakah, 30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,[d] Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker 32 and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

33 Ner(J) was the father of Kish,(K) Kish the father of Saul(L), and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.[e](M)

34 The son of Jonathan:(N)

Merib-Baal,[f](O) who was the father of Micah.

35 The sons of Micah:

Pithon, Melek, Tarea and Ahaz.

36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza. 37 Moza was the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.

38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:

Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39 The sons of his brother Eshek:

Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second son and Eliphelet the third. 40 The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.

All these were the descendants of Benjamin.(P)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:3 Or Gera the father of Ehud
  2. 1 Chronicles 8:29 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not have Jeiel.
  3. 1 Chronicles 8:29 Father may mean civic leader or military leader.
  4. 1 Chronicles 8:30 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not have Ner.
  5. 1 Chronicles 8:33 Also known as Ish-Bosheth
  6. 1 Chronicles 8:34 Also known as Mephibosheth