1Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6These are the sons of Ehud — these were the heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were deported to Manahath:
7namely Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera — he deported them — and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
8Shaharaim fathered children in the country of Moab after he had sent them away; his wives were Hushim and Baara.
9By Hodesh his wife he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ houses.
11By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its villages;
13and Beriah and Shema — they were heads of the fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon; they put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.
14And Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17And Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19And Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22And Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
25Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26And Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
28These were the heads of fathers’ houses, according to their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
29In Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.
30His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
31and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
32And Mikloth fathered Shimeah. And they too dwelt opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.
33And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Esh-baal.
34And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
35And the sons of Micah: Pithon and Melech and Tarea and Ahaz.
36And Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza.
37And Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
38And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40And the sons of Ulam were men, mighty warriors, drawers of the bow, and they had many sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty. All these were among the sons of Benjamin.
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