# 1 Chronicles 8

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-chronicles/8

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third.
2. Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3. Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, and Abihud.
4. Abishua, Naaman, and Ahoah,
5. Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6. And these are the sons of Ehud—these same ones, the heads of the fathers of Geba's inhabitants—and they deported them to Manahath.
7. Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he drove them into exile and fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
8. Shaharaim fathered children in the countryside of Moab after he sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
9. He fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, and Malcham by his wife Hodesh.
10. And Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirma—these were his sons, chiefs of the fathers.
11. By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
12. Elpaal's sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns.
13. Beriah and Shema were heads of the ancestral houses of Aijalon's dwellers and drove away the dwellers of Gath.
14. and Ahio, Shashak, and Jerimoth,
15. Zebadiah, Arad, and Ader
16. and Michael, Ishpah, and Joha, sons of Beriah,
17. and Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hezeki, and Heber
18. Ishmerai, Jezliah, Jobab, sons of Elpaal,
19. Jakim, Zichri, and Zabdi
20. and Elienai, Zilthai, and Eliel
21. Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath, sons of Shimei,
22. and Ishpan, Heber, and Eliel
23. Abdon, Zichri, and Hanan,
24. and Hananiah, Elam, and Antothijah,
25. and Iphedeiah, Penuel, and Penuel, sons of Shashak
26. and Shamsherai, Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27. and Jaresiah, Elijah, and Zichri, Jeroham's sons.
28. These heads of the fathers in their generations, the leaders, lived in Jerusalem.
29. In Gibeon they lived, the father of Gibeon, and his wife's name was Maachah.
30. and his firstborn son Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, and Nadab
31. Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker.
32. Mikloth fathered Shimeah, and they too lived in Jerusalem with their brothers, opposite their brothers.
33. Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34. Jonathan's son was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
35. Micah's sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36. Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah; Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; Zimri fathered Moza.
37. Moza fathered Binea, Rapha his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
38. Azel had six sons, their names being Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan—all these his sons.
39. Eshek his brother's sons were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40. The sons of Ulam were mighty men of war, archers who had many sons and grandsons—one hundred and fifty. All these were from the sons of Benjamin.

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[1 Chronicles 7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-chronicles/7.md)
[1 Chronicles 9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-chronicles/9.md)

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