The Descendants of Benjamin
1 Benjamin had five sons. In order of age they were Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, 2 Nohah, and Rapha.
3 The descendants of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6-7 The descendants of Ehud were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. They were heads of families that lived in Geba, but which were forced out and went to live in Manahath. Gera, the father of Uzza and Ahihud, led them in this move.
8-9 Shaharaim divorced two wives, Hushim and Baara. Later, when he lived in the country of Moab, he married Hodesh and had seven sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. His sons all became heads of families.
11 He also had two sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
12 Elpaal had three sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed. It was Shemed who built the cities of Ono and Lod and the surrounding villages.
The Benjaminites in Gath and Aijalon
13 Beriah and Shema were heads of families that settled in the city of Aijalon and drove out the people who lived in the city of Gath. 14 Beriah's descendants included Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
The Benjaminites in Jerusalem
17 Elpaal's descendants included Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
19 Shimei's descendants included Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
22 Shashak's descendants included Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
26 Jeroham's descendants included Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.
28 These were the ancestral heads of families and their principal descendants who lived in Jerusalem.
The Benjaminites in Gibeon and Jerusalem
29 Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah, 30 and his oldest son, Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, 32 and Mikloth, the father of Shimeah. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clan.
The Family of King Saul
33 Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34 Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal, who was the father of Micah.
35 Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, who was the father of three sons: Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza, 37 Moza the father of Binea, Binea of Raphah, Raphah of Eleasah, and Eleasah of Azel.
38 Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. 39 Azel's brother Eshek had three sons: Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet.
40 Ulam's sons were outstanding soldiers and archers. He had a hundred and fifty sons and grandsons in all. All those named above were members of the tribe of Benjamin.
1 Un Benjamīns dzemdināja Belu, savu pirmdzimto, otru Ašbelu, trešo Ahirāmu, 2 ceturto Nohu un piekto Rafu. 3 Un Belam bija dēli Adars, Gera, Abihuds, 4 Abišua, Naamans, Ahoahs, 5 Gera, Šefopans un Horāms. 6 Un šie bija Ehuda dēli, un tie bija savu tēvu namu galvenie, Gebas iedzīvotāji, un viņi tika izvesti uz Manahatu, 7 proti: Naamans, Ahija un Gera - viņš viņus izveda, bet viņš dzemdināja Usu un Ahihudu. 8 Un Šaharaims dzemdināja dēlus Moāba zemē - pēc tam kad viņš bija savas sievas Hušimu un Baāru aizraidījis projām. 9 Bet no Hodešas, savas sievas, viņš dzemdināja Jobabu, Cibju, Mešu, Malkāmu, 10 un Jehucu, Sohju un Mirmu; šie ir viņa dēli, savu tēvu namu galvenie. 11 Un no Hušimas viņš dzemdināja Abitubu un Ēlpaālu. 12 Un Ēlpaāla dēli bija Ēbers, Mišeāms un Šemers; šis uzcēla Onu un Lodu un viņu mazās pilsētas. 13 Un Berija un Šema bija Ajalonas iedzīvotāju tēvu namu galvenie; šie sakāva Gātas iedzīvotājus. 14 Un viņu brāļi bija Ēlpaāls, Šašaks un Jeremots. 15 Un Zebadja, Arads un Ēders, 16 Mihaēls, Jišpa un Joha bija Berijas dēli. 17 Un Zebadja, Mešullāms, Hiskijs un Hebers, 18 Jišmerajs, Jislija un Jobabs bija Ēlpaāla dēli. 19 Un Jakīms, Sihrijs un Zabdijs, 20 Ēljoenajs, Ciltajs un Ēliēls, 21 Adaja, Beraja un Šimrats bija Šimeja dēli. 22 Un Jišpans, Ēbers un Ēliēls, 23 Abdons, Sihrijs un Hanans, 24 Hananja, Ēlāms un Antotija, 25 Jifdeja un Pnuēls bija Šašaka dēli. 26 Un Šamšerajs, Šeharja un Atalja, 27 Jaārešja, Ēlija un Sihrijs bija Jerohāma dēli. 28 Šie bija tēvu namu galvenie savās paaudzēs un vadoņi; viņi dzīvoja Jeruzālemē. 29 Un Gibeonā dzīvoja Jehuēls, Gibeonas tēvs, un viņa sievas vārds bija Maāha. 30 Un viņa pirmdzimtais dēls bija Abdons, tad Cūrs, Kīšs, Baals, Nadabs, 31 Gedors, Ahjo, Sehers 32 un Miklots, kas dzemdināja Šimeju. Arī šie dzīvoja Jeruzālemē blakus saviem brāļiem, iepretī citiem saviem brāļiem. 33 Un Ners dzemdināja Abneru, un Kīšs dzemdināja Saulu, un Sauls dzemdināja Jonatānu, Malhišu, Abinādabu un Ešbaalu. 34 Un Jonatāna dēls bija Merib-Baals, bet Merib-Baals dzemdināja Mihu. 35 Un Mihas dēli bija Pitons, Melehs, Tarea un Ahass. 36 Un Ahass dzemdināja Jehoadu, un Jehoada dzemdināja Alemetu, Asmavetu un Simriju, bet Simrijs dzemdināja Mocu. 37 Un Moca dzemdināja Bineju, tā dēls bija Raāfa, tā dēls Ēleaša un tā dēls Acels. 38 Bet Acelam bija seši dēli, un šie ir viņu vārdi: Asrikāms, Bohrus, Ismaēls, Šearja, Obadja un Hanans. Visi šie bija Acela dēli. 39 Un viņa brāļa Ēšeka dēli bija Ulāms, viņa pirmdzimtais, otrais Jehušs, un trešais Ēlifelets. 40 Un Ulāma dēli bija varonīgi karotāji, kas prata stopu uzvilkt, un tiem bija daudz dēlu un dēludēlu, simt piecdesmit. Šie visi bija Benjamīna pēcnācēji.
