1 Chronicles 8, side by side

¹Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,

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

²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³The sons of Bela:

³And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

⁴Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁴And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

⁵Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁵And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:

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:

⁷Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁷And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

⁸Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.

⁸And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

⁹His sons by his wife Hodesh:

⁹And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

¹⁰Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.

¹⁰And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

¹¹He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

¹¹And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

¹²The sons of Elpaal:

¹²The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

¹³Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages), and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).

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

¹⁴Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

¹⁴And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

¹⁵And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

¹⁶And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

¹⁷Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

¹⁷And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

¹⁸Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

¹⁹Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

¹⁹And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

²⁰And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

²¹Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

²¹And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

²²Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²²And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

²³Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

²³And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

²⁴And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

²⁵Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁵And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

²⁶Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

²⁶And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

²⁷And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

²⁸All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

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

²⁹Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,

²⁹And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:

³⁰and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

³⁰And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,

³¹And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

³²and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.

³²And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

³³Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

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

³⁴The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

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

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

³⁵And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

³⁶Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.

³⁶And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

³⁷Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

³⁷And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

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

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.

³⁹The sons of his brother Eshek:

³⁹And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

⁴⁰Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. 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.

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.