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1 Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel his second, Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth,
2 and Rapha the fifth.
3 And the sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These [were] the sons of Ehud, who were the heads of families of them that dwell in Geba, and who forced them to move to Manahath:
7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who forced them to move. He begot Uzza and Ahihud.
8 And Shaharaim begot [children] in the plain of Moab, after that he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.
9 By Hodesh his wife he begot Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
10 Jeuz, Sachiah, and Mirmah. These [were] heads of families.
11 And by Hushim he begot Abitub and Elpaal.
12 And the sons of Elpaal [were] Eber, Misham, and Shemed; he built Ono and Lod, and its towns;
13 and Beriah and Shema, these [were] heads of families among the inhabitants of Aijalon, and they drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
14 And his brethren [were] Shashak, Jeremoth,
15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
16 Michael, Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah.
17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
18 Ishmerai, Jizliah, and Jobab [were] the sons of Elpaal.
19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath [were] the sons of Shimei.
22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
24 Hananiah, Ambri, Elam, Antothijah,
25 Jathin, Jephadias, and Penuel [were] the sons of Shashak.
26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri [were] the sons of Jeroham.
28 These [were] heads of families, chiefs according to their generations; these dwelt in Jerusalem.
29 And the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon; and his wife's name was Maacah.
30 And her firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, Ner,
31 Gedor and his brother, Zecher, and Mikloth.
32 And Mikloth begot Shimeah; for these dwelt in Jerusalem in the presence of their brethren, with their brethren.
33 And Ner begot Kish, and Kish begot Saul, and Saul begot Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
34 And the son of Jonathan [was] Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begot Micah.
35 And the sons of Micah [were] Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza.
37 Moza begot Binea: Raphah [was] his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38 And Azel [had] six sons, and these [were] their names: Azrikam his firstborn, then Ishmael, Sheariah, Abdia, Hanan, and Asa: all these [were] the sons of Azel.
39 And the sons of Eshek his brother [were] Ulam his firstborn, then Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men, bending the bow, and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred [and] fifty. All these [were] of the sons of Benjamin.
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