the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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1 Chronicles 8
1 Binyamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Achrach the third, 2 Nochah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Avihud, 4 and Avishua, and Na`aman, and Achoach, 5 and Gera, and Shefufan, and Huram. 6 These are the sons of Echud: these are the heads of fathers' [houses] of the inhabitants of Geva, and they carried them captive to Manachat: 7 and Na`aman, and Achiyah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Achichud. 8 Shacharayim became the father of children in the field of Mo'av, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Ba`ara were his wives. 9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Yovav, and Tzivyah, and Mesha, and Malkam, 10 and Ye`utz, and Sokhyah, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' [houses]. 11 Of Hushim he became the father of Avituv and Elpa`al. 12 The sons of Elpa`al: `Ever, and Mish`am, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns of it; 13 and Beri`ah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' [houses] of the inhabitants of Ayalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gat; 14 and Achyo, Shashak, and Yeremot, 15 and Zevadyah, and `Arad, and `Eder, 16 and Mikha'el, and Yishpah, and Yocha, the sons of Beri`ah, 17 and Zevadyah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Hever, 18 and Ishmerai, and Yizli'ah, and Yovav, the sons of Elpa`al, 19 and Yakim, and Zikhri, and Zavdi, 20 and Eli`esenai, and Tzilletai, and Eli'el, 21 and `Adayah, and Berayah, and Shimrat, the sons of Shim`i, 22 and Yishpan, and `Ever, and Eli'el, 23 and `Avdon, and Zikhri, and Hanan, 24 and Hananyah, and `Elam, and `Antotiyah, 25 and Yifdeyah, and Penu'el, the sons of Shashak, 26 and Shamsherai, and Shecharyah, and `Atalyah, 27 and Ya`areshyah, and Eliyah, and Zikhri, the sons of Yerocham. 28 These were heads of fathers' [houses] throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Yerushalayim. 29 In Giv`on there lived the father of Giv`on, [Ye`i'el], whose wife's name was Ma`akhah; 30 and his firstborn son `Avdon, and Tzur, and Kish, and Ba`al, and Nadav, 31 and Gedor, and Achyo, and Zekher. 32 Miklot became the father of Shim`a. They also lived with their brothers in Yerushalayim, over against their brothers.
33 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Sha'ul; and Sha'ul became the father of Yonatan, and Malki-Shua, and Avinadav, and Eshba`al. 34 The son of Yonatan was Meriv-Ba`al; and Meriv-Ba`al became the father of Mikhah. 35 The sons of Mikhah: Piton, and Melekh, and Ta'rea, and Achaz. 36 Achaz became the father of Yeho`addah; and Yeho`addah became the father of `Alemet, and `Azmavet, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Motzah. 37 Motzah became the father of Bin`a; Rafah was his son, El`asah his son, Atzel his son. 38 Atzel had six sons, whose names are these: `Azrikam, Bokhru, and Yishma'el, and She`aryah, and `Ovadyah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Atzel. 39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Ye`ush the second, and Elifelet the third. 40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Binyamin.
