¹ Benjamin became father of Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel second, Ahi ram third, ² Nohah fourth, Rapha fifth. ³ Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Ab ihud, ⁴ Abi shua, Naaman and Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

⁶ These are the sons of Ehud. They were heads of families of the inhabitants of Geba and led them into exile at Mana hath: ⁷ Naaman, Ahijah and Gera. It was he who led them into exile; he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ He became father of Shaharaim in the plains of Moab after he had dismissed his wives, Hushim and Baara. ⁹ By his new wife he had sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.

¹¹ By Hushim he had sons: Abitub and Elpaal. ¹² Sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham and Shemed: it was he who built Ono and Lud with its outlying towns.

¹³ Beriah and Shema. They were heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath. ¹⁴ Shashak was his brother.

Jeremoth, ¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Mi chael, Ishpah, Joha were sons of Beriah. ¹⁷ Ze ba diah, Meshullam, Hizki, Haber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab were sons of Elpaal. ¹⁹ Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elioenai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, Shimran were sons of Shimei.

²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, An thothijah, ²⁵ Iph deiah, Penuel were sons of Shashak. ²⁶ Sham sherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Ja are shaiah, El ij ah, Zichri were sons of Jeroham. ²⁸ These were the heads of families, grouped according to their kinship. They lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ At Gibeon lived Abi-gibeon, whose wife was Macaah. ³⁰ His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher ³² and Mikloth who became father of Shimeah. These also, near their kinsmen, lived with their kinsmen in Jerusalem.

³³ Ner was father of Kish, Kish father of Saul, Saul father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal. ³⁴ Son of Jonathan: Meribbaal. Meribba al became father of Micah. ³⁵ Sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, Ahaz. ³⁶ A h az became father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah father of Alemeth, Azma veth and Zimri. Zimri became father of Moza, ³⁷ Moza father of Binea. Raphah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ³⁸ Azel had six sons, whose names were these: Azrikam, Bocheru, his firstborn, then Ishmael, Sheariah, Oba diah, Ha nan. All these were sons of Azel. ³⁹ Sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam, his firstborn, Jeush second, Eliphelet third. ⁴⁰ Ulam had sons, stout fighting men and bowmen. They had numerous sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty of them.

All these were sons of Benjamin.