1 Chronicles 8
The Scriptures (ISR 1998)

1And Binyamin brought forth Bela his first-born, Ashbĕl the second, Aḥraḥ the third,

2Noḥah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3And the sons of Bela: Addar, and Gĕra, and Aḇihuḏ,

4and Aḇishua, and Na‛aman, and Aḥowaḥ,

5and Gĕra, and Shephuphan, and Ḥuram.

6And these are the sons of Ěḥuḏ. They were the heads of the fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geḇa, and they were exiled to Manaḥath.

7And Na‛aman, and Aḥiyah, and Gĕra – he exiled them. And Ěḥuḏ brought forth Uzza and Aḥihuḏ.

8And Shaḥarayim brought forth children in the field of Mo’aḇ, after he had sent away Ḥushim and Ba‛ara his wives.

9And by Ḥoḏesh his wife he brought forth Yoḇaḇ, and Tsiḇya, and Mĕysha, and Malkam,

10and Ye‛uts, and Shoḇyah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of their fathers’ houses.

11And by Ḥushim he brought forth Aḇituḇ and Elpa‛al.

12And the sons of Elpa‛al: Ěḇer, and Mish‛am, and Shemer, who built Ono and Loḏ with its towns;

13and Beri‛ah and Shema, who were heads of their fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Ayalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

14and Aḥyo, Shashaq, and Yerĕmoth,

15and Zeḇaḏyah, and Araḏ, and Ěḏer,

16and Miḵa’ĕl, and Yispah, and Yoḥa were the sons of Beri‛ah.

17And Zeḇaḏyah, and Meshullam, and Ḥizqi, and Ḥeḇer,

18and Yishmerai, and Yizli’ah, and Yoḇaḇ were the sons of Elpa‛al.

19And Yaqim, and Ziḵri, and Zaḇdi,

20and Eli‛ĕynai, and Tsillethai, and Eli’ĕl,

21and Aḏayah, and Berayah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shim‛i.

22And Yishpan, and Ěḇer, and Eli’ĕl,

23and Aḇdon, and Ziḵri, and Ḥanan,

24and Ḥananyah, and Ěylam, and Antothiyah,

25and Yiphdeyah, and Penu’ĕl were the sons of Shashaq.

26And Shamsherai, and Sheḥaryah, and Athalyah,

27and Ya‛areshyah, and Ěliyah, and Ziḵri were the sons of Yeroḥam.

28These were heads of the fathers’ houses by their generations, heads. These dwelt in Yerushalayim.

29And the father of Giḇ‛on, whose wife’s name was Ma‛aḵah, dwelt at Giḇ‛on.

30And his first-born son was Aḇdon, then Tsur, and Qish, and Ba‛al, and Naḏaḇ,

31and Geḏor, and Aḥyo, and Zeḵer,

32and Miqloth, who brought forth Shim‛ah. And they also dwelt alongside their relatives in Yerushalayim, with their brothers.

33And Nĕr brought forth Qish, and Qish brought forth Sha’ul, and Sha’ul brought forth Yehonathan, and Malkishua, and Aḇinaḏaḇ, and Esh-Ba‛al.

34And the son of Yehonathan was Meriḇ-Ba‛al, and Meriḇ-Ba‛al brought forth Miḵah.

35And the sons of Miḵah: Pithon, and Meleḵ, and Ta’arĕa, and Aḥaz.

36And Aḥaz brought forth Yeho‛addah, and Yeho‛addah brought forth Alemeth, and Azmaweth, and Zimri. And Zimri brought forth Motsa.

37And Motsa brought forth Bin‛a, Raphah his son, El‛asah his son, Atsĕl his son.

38And Atsĕl had six sons whose names were these: Azriqam, Boḵeru, and Yishma‛ĕl, and She‛aryah, and Oḇaḏyah, and Ḥanan. All these were the sons of Atsĕl.

39And the sons of Ěsheq his brother: Ulam his first-born, Ye‛ush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40And the sons of Ulam were mighty brave men, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. These were all sons of Binyamin.

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