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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.