• Genealogy from Benjamin

  • 1 And Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
  • 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
  • 3 Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
  • 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
  • 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
  • 6 These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them into exile to Manahath,
  • 7 namely, Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he exiled them; and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
  • 8 Shaharaim fathered children in the country of Moab after he had sent his wives Hushim and Baara away.
  • 9 By Hodesh his wife he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
  • 10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households.
  • 11 By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
  • 12 The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
  • 13 and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put the inhabitants of Gath to flight;
  • 14 and Ahio, Shashak, and 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 These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.
  • 29 Now, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah;
  • 30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
  • 31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher.
  • 32 Mikloth fathered Shimeah. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.

  • Genealogy from King Saul

  • 33 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
  • 34 The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
  • 35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
  • 36 Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza.
  • 37 Moza fathered Binea; Raphah 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 were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
  • 40 The sons of Ulam were valiant mighty men, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were among the sons of Benjamin.