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1 Beniamin begat Bela his eldest sonne, Asbel the second, and Aharah the thirde,
2 Nohah the fourth, & Raphah the fyfth.
3 And the sonnes of Bela, were: Adar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abisna, Naaman, and Ahoha,
5 Gera, Sephuphan, and Huram.
6 And these are the sonnes of Ehud, and these are auncient heades among the inhabiters of Geba, and they caryed them to Manahath:
7 Naaman, Ahia, and Gera, which Gera caryed them away, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
8 And he begat Saharaim in the fielde of Moab, after he had sent them away, Husim also, & Baarah were his wyues.
9 And he begat of Hodes his wyfe, Iobab, and Zibia, Mesa, and Malcham,
10 Ieuz, and Sachia, and Mirma: These were his sonnes [and] auncient fathers.
11 And of Husim he begat Ahitob, and Elpaal.
12 The sonnes of Elpaal, were: Eber, Misaham, and Samed, which buylt Ono, Lod, and the townes therof.
13 Beria and Sema were auncient fathers among the inhabiters of Aialon, and they draue away the inhabiters of Geth,
14 And Aio, Sasar, and Ierimoth,
15 Zebadia, Arad, and Ader,
16 Michael, and Iispa, and Ioha, the sonnes of Beria.
17 Zebadia, Mesullam, Hezeki, & Heber,
18 Ismerai also and Iessiah, and Iobab the sonnes of Elpaal.
19 Iakim, and Zicri, and Sabdi,
20 Elienai, Zilthai, and Eliel,
21 Adaia, and Beraia, and Zimreth the sonnes of Simhi.
22 Iispan, Eber, and Eliel,
23 Abdon, and Zicri, and Hanan,
24 Hanania, Elam, and Anathothia,
25 Iephdeia, and Phenuel, the sonnes of Sadac.
26 And Samserai, Seharia, and Athaliah,
27 Iaresiah, Elia, and Zichri, the sonnes of Ieroham.
28 These were auncient fathers and captaynes in their kinredes, & these dwelt in Hierusalem.
29 And at Gibeon dwelt Abi Gibeon, whose wyfe was called Maacah.
30 And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, Cis, Baal, and Nadab,
31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zacher.
32 And Mikloth begat Simea: And these also dwelt with their brethren in Hierusalem ouer against them.
33 Ner begat Cis, and Cis begat Saul, and Saul begat Iehonathan, Malchisua, Abinadab, and Esbaal.
34 And the sonne of Iehonathan was Meribbaal, & Meribbaal begat Micah.
35 And the sonnes of Micah were Piton, Melech, Tharea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz begat Iehoiada: And Iehoiada begat Alemeth, Asmaneth, and Zimri: Zimri begat Moza.
37 Moza begat Binea, whose sonne was Rapha, and his sonne was Elasa, and his sonne Azel.
38 And Azel had sixe sonnes, whose names are these: Esricam, Bochri, Ismael, Searia, Obadia, and Hanan: Al these were the sonnes of Azel.
39 And the sonnes of Esek his brother, were: Ulam his eldest, Iehus the second, and Eliphelet the thirde.
40 And the sonnes of Ulam were mightie men, & strong archers, and had many sonnes, and sonnes sonnes, an hundred & fyftie. All these are of the sonnes of Beniam.
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