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Genealogy from Benjamin to Saul

¹ Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,² Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.³ The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud^(a),⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.⁶ These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who led them into exile and was the father of Uzza and Ahihud^(a).⁸ Shaharaim had sons in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.⁹ His sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.¹¹ He also had sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.¹² The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),¹³ Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).¹⁴ Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.¹⁷ Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, 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, Elam, Anthothijah,²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.²⁸ All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.²⁹ Jeiel was the father of Gibeon and lived^(a) in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,³⁰ and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal^(a), Nadab,³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,³² and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.

Genealogy from King Saul

³³ Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.³⁴ The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.³⁵ The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.³⁶ Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.³⁷ Moza was the father of Binea. Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.³⁸ Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.³⁹ The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were mighty warriors, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.