The Genealogy of Saul

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

² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

³ And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ And these are the sons of Ehud (these were heads of the ⌞families⌟¹ for the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them away to Manahath):

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⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who took them away. And he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ And Shaharaim fathered children in the fields of Moab after he had sent them away—Hushim and Baara, his wives.

⁹ And he fathered by Hodesh his wife Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

¹⁰ Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the ⌞families⌟.¹

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¹¹ And by Husham he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.

¹² The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with ⌞its towns⌟),¹

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¹³ and Beriah and Shema who were the heads of the ⌞families⌟¹ of the inhabitants of Aijalon (they themselves chased away the inhabitants of Gath).

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¹⁴ Now Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

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

¹⁷ And Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

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

¹⁹ And Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,

²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

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

²² And Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

²³ Abdon, Zikri, Hanan,

²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah,

²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Peniel were the sons of Shashak.

²⁶ And Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

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

²⁸ These were the heads of the ⌞families⌟¹ according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.

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²⁹ And Jeiel¹ the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife was Maacah.

1. The name Jeiel comes from 1 Chronicles 9:35; it has dropped out of the text here

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

³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zeker,

³² and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their kinsmen.

³³ And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

³⁴ And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

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

³⁶ And Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.

³⁷ And Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

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

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

⁴⁰ And the sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, and they had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.