1 ¶ Now Benjamin begat Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third,

2 N ohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth.

3 A nd the sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

4 A bishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

5 G era, Shephuphan, and Hiram.

6 A nd these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers who inhabited Geba, and they were removed to Manahath,

7 T hat is, Naaman, Ahiah, and Gera; he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

8 A nd Shaharaim begat sons in the fields of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara, his wives.

9 A nd he begat of Hodesh, his wife, Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcham,

10 J euz, Shachia, and Mirma. These are his sons, heads of the fathers.

11 A nd of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal.

12 T he sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof.

13 B eriah also and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath,

14 a nd Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

15 Z ebadiah, Arad, Ader,

16 M ichael, Ispah, and Joha, sons of Beriah,

17 a nd Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hezeki, Heber;

18 I shmerai, Jezliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal.

19 A nd Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

20 E lienai, Zilthai, Eliel,

21 A daiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi,

22 a nd Ishpan, Heber, Eliel,

23 A bdon, Zichri, Hanan,

24 H ananiah, Elam, Antothijah;

25 I phedeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak,

26 a nd Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah;

27 a nd Jaresiah, Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

28 T hese were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men who dwelt in Jerusalem.

29 A nd at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah,

30 a nd his firstborn son, Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

31 G edor, Ahio, and Zacher.

32 A nd Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, next to them.

33 ¶ And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

34 A nd the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.

35 T he sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

36 A nd Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

37 a nd Moza begat Binea; Rapha was his son, Eleasah, his son, Azel, his son.

38 A nd Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39 A nd the sons of Eshek, his brother: Ulam, his firstborn, Jehush, the second, and Eliphelet, the third.

40 A nd the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, expert archers who had many sons, and sons’ sons, one hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.