Chapter 8

Benjamin’s first-born was called Bale; his other sons were Asbel, Ahara,

Nohaa and Rapha.

From Bale came Addar, Gera, Abiud,

Abisue, Naaman, Ahoe,

Gera, Sephuphan and Huram.

These are the sons of Ahod, chiefs of clans in Gabaa, that were removed to Manahath …

(and Naaman and Achia and Gera;) he it was who removed them, and was afterwards the father of Oza and Ahiud.

Saharaim, too, after he had put away his wives, Husim and Bara, begot sons in the land of Moab;

his wife Hodes bore him Jobab, Sebia, Mosa, Molchom,

Jehus, Sechia and Marma; all these children of his were clan chieftains.

Ahitob and Elphaal were his sons by Husim;

and Elphaal’s sons were Heber, and Misaam, and Samad that founded Ono and Lod with their dependent villages.

The men who dwelt in Aialon, whence they had dislodged the Gethites, had Baria and Sama for their chieftains.

Ahio, Sesac, Jerimoth,

Zabadia, Arod, Heder,

Michael, Jespha and Joha all came down from Baria.

Zabadia, Mosollam, Hezeci, Heber,

Jesamari, Jezlia and Jobab were descended from Elphaal.

Jacim, Zechri, Zabdi,

Elioenai, Selethai, Eliel,

Adaia, Baraia and Samarath were descended from Semei.

Jespham, Heber, Eliel,

Abdon, Zechri, Hanan,

Hanania, Aelam, Anathothia,

Jephdaia and Phanuel were descended from Sesac ….

Samsari, Sohoria, Otholia,

Jersia, Elia and Zechri were descended from Jeroham.

All these were fathers of clans and chieftains, with their home at Jerusalem.

Gabaon was the dwelling-place of Abigabaon, whose wife was called Maacha,

and his eldest son Abdon. From him came Sur, Cis, Baal, Nadab,

Gedor, Ahio, Zachar, and Macelloth

that was father of Samaa; these lived separate from their brethren but had their home, like their brethren, at Jerusalem.

Ner was the father of Cis, Cis of Saul; and Saul had four sons, Jonathan, Melchisua, Abinadab and Esbaal.

From Jonathan, through Meribbaal, came Micha,

who was father of Phithon, Melech, Tharaa and Ahaz;

from Ahaz Joada, who was father of Alamath, Azmoth and Zamri; from Zamri, through Mosa,

Banaa, Rapha and Elasa, Asel,

who had six sons, Ezricam, Bocru, Ismael, Saria, Obdia and Hanan. All these were Asel’s sons;

his brother, Esec, begot Ulam, Jehus, and Eliphalet.

The sons of Ulam were great warriors, with strong arms to bend the bow; and their sons and grandsons multiplied till there were a hundred and fifty of them. All these were of the race of Benjamin.