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title: 1 Chronicles 8
slug: kjv/1-chronicles-8
createdAt: 2024-08-18T02:35:02.065Z
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**1 **Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, **2 **Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. **3 **And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, **4 **And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, **5 **And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. **6 **And these *are* the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: **7 **And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. **8 **And Shaharaim begat *children* in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara *were* his wives. **9 **And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, **10 **And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These *were* his sons, heads of the fathers. **11 **And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. **12 **The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: **13 **Beriah also, and Shema, who *were* heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: **14 **And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, **15 **And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, **16 **And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; **17 **And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, **18 **Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; **19 **And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, **20 **And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, **21 **And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; **22 **And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, **23 **And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, **24 **And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, **25 **And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; **26 **And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, **27 **And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. **28 **These *were* heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief *men*. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

**29 **And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name *was* Maachah: **30 **And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, **31 **And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. **32 **And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

**33 **And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. **34 **And the son of Jonathan *was* Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah. **35 **And the sons of Micah *were*, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. **36 **And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, **37 **And Moza begat Binea: Rapha *was* his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: **38 **And 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. **39 **And the sons of Eshek his brother *were*, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. **40 **And 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.