1st Chronicles Chapter 8
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- Now Benjamin beget Bale his firstborn, Asbel the second, Ahara the third,
- Nohaa the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
- And the sons of Bale were Addar, and Gera, and Abiud,
- And Abisue, and Naamar, and Ahoe,
- And Gera, and Sephuphan, and Huram.
- These are the sons of Ahod, heads of families that dwelt in Gabaa, who were removed into Mrtnahsth.
- And Naaman, and Achia, and Gera he removed them, and beget Oza, and Ahiud.
- And Saharim begot in the land of Moab, after he sent away Husim and Bara his wives.
- And he beget of Hodes his wife Jobab, and Sebia, and Mesa, and Molchom,
- And Jehus and Sechia, and Marma. These were his sons heads of their families.
- And Mehusim beget Abitob, and Elphaal.
- And the sons of Elphaal were Heber, and Misaam, and Samad: who built One, and Led, and its daughters.
- And Baria, and Sama were heads of their kindreds that dwelt in Aialon: these drove away the inhabitants of Geth.
- And Ahio, and Sesac, and Jerimoth,
- And Zabadia, and Arod, and Heder,
- And Michael, and Jespha, and Joha, the sons of Baria.
- And Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Hezeci, and Heber,
- And Jesamari, and Jezlia, and Jobab, sons of Elphaal,
- And Jacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi,
- And Elioenai, and Selethai, and Elial,
- And Adaia, and Baraia, and Samareth, the sons of Semei.
- And Jespham, and Heber, and Eliel,
- And Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan,
- And Hanania, and Elam, and Anathothia.
- And Jephdaia, and Phanuel the sons of Sesac.
- And Samsari, and Sohoria and Otholia,
- And Jersia, and Elia, and Zechri, the sons of Jeroham.
- These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem.
- And at Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife was Maacha:
- And his firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cia, and Baal, and Nadab,
- And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher, and Macelloth:
- And Macelloth beget Samaa: and they dwelt over against their brethren in Jerusalem with their brethren.
- And Ner beget Cia, and Cia beget Saul. And Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.
- And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begot Micha.
- And the sons of Micha were Phithon, and Melech, and Tharaa, and Ahaz.
- And Ahaz beget Joada: and Joada beget Alamath, and Azmoth, and Zamri: and Zamri beget Mesa,
- And Mesa beget Banaa, whose son was Rapha, of whom was born Elasa, who beget Asel.
- And Asel had six sons whose names were Ezricam, Bochru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Asel.
- And the sons of Esec, his brother, were Ulam the firstborn, and Jehus the second, and Eliphelet the third.
- And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin.