Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul
1Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 5And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: 7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. 8And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 9And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, 10And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers. 11And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. 12The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: 13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: 14And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 15And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; 17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, 18Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; 19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; 22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 25And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; 26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: 30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 32And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
Genealogy from King Saul
33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah. 35And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 36And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, 37And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: 38And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
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Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul
1 Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 The sons of Bela:
Addar, Gera, Abihud, a 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud. b
8 Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9 His sons by his wife Hodesh:
Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.
11 He also had sons by Hushim:
Abitub and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal:
Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages), 13 and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
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, 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 All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived c in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, 30 and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, d Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, e 32 and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. f These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
The Family of Saul
33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. g
34 The son of Jonathan:
Merib-baal, h and Merib-baal was the father of Micah. i
35 The sons of Micah:
Pithon, Melech, Tarea, j and Ahaz.
36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah k was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
37 Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah l was his son, Eleasah his son, and 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 his brother Eshek:
Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. 40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.
All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
Footnotes:
3 a Possibly Gera the father of Ehud ; see verse 7.
7 b Or and Gera, that is Heglam, who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
29 c Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 9:35); Hebrew The father of Gibeon lived
30 d Some LXX manuscripts include Ner ; see 1 Chronicles 9:36.
31 e Zecher is likely a variant of Zechariah ; see 1 Chronicles 9:37.
32 f Shimeah is a variant of Shimeam ; see 1 Chronicles 9:38.
33 g Esh-baal is also called Ish-bosheth ; see 2 Samuel 2:8.
34 h Merib-baal is also called Mephibosheth ; see 2 Samuel 4:4.
34 i Micah is a variant of Mica ; see 2 Samuel 9:12.
35 j Tarea is a variant of Tahrea ; see 1 Chronicles 9:41.
36 k Jehoaddah is a variant of Jarah or Jadah ; see 1 Chronicles 9:42.
37 l Raphah is a variant of Rephaiah ; see 1 Chronicles 9:43.
Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul
1And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3And there are sons to Bela: Addar, and Gera, 4and Abihud, and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 5and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6And these are sons of Ehud: they are heads of fathers to the inhabitants of Geba, and they remove them unto Manahath; 7and Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza and Ahihud. 8And Shaharaim begat in the field of Moab, after his sending them away; Hushim and Baara are his wives. 9And he begetteth of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, 10and Jeuz, and Shachiah, and Mirmah. These are his sons, heads of fathers. 11And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and Elpaal. 12And sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misheam, and Shamer, (he built Ono and Lod and its small towns), 13and Beriah and Shema, (they are the heads of fathers to the inhabitants of Aijalon -- they caused to flee the inhabitants of Gath), 14and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 15and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16and Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, sons of Beriah, 17and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, 18and Ishmerai, and Jezliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal; 19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, 21and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimei; 22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 23and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 24and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 25and Iphedeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak; 26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27and Jaareshiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, sons of Jeroham. 28These are heads of fathers, by their generations, heads; these dwelt in Jerusalem.
29And in Gibeon hath the father of Gibeon dwelt, and the name of his wife is Maachah; 30and his son, the first-born, is Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher; 32and Mikloth begat Shimeah. And they also over-against their brethren dwelt in Jerusalem with their brethren.
Genealogy from King Saul
33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal. 34And a son of Jonathan is Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begat Micah; 35and sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz: 36and Ahaz begat Jehoadah, and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, 37and Moza begat Binea, Raphah is his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 38And to Azel are six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these are sons of Azel. 39And sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40And the sons of Ulam are men mighty in valour, treading bow, and multiplying sons and son's sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
