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1 Chronicles 8

First Chronicles 8 gives a more detailed genealogy of Benjamin and especially the family of Saul. The chapter traces Benjaminite clans and eventually names Kish, Saul, Jonathan, and later descendants. Its placement is strategic: the genealogical section is about to give way to narrative, and the reader is prepared to meet Saul’s house again.

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First Chronicles 8 gives a more detailed genealogy of Benjamin and especially the family of Saul. The chapter traces Benjaminite clans and eventually names Kish, Saul, Jonathan, and later descendants. Its placement is strategic: the genealogical section is about to give way to narrative, and the reader is prepared to meet Saul’s house again.

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Verses 1–12The families of Benjamin are traced through Bela, Ehud, Shaharaim, and ElpaalVerses 13–28More Benjamite families and chiefs living in Jerusalem are listedVerses 29–32The household of Gibeon is recordedVerses 33–40The line of Saul and Jonathan is traced through later generations
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1Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and…2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.3And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and…4And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,5And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the…7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and…8And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after…9And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia,…10And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons,…11And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.12The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who…13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers…14And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,15And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,16And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,18Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,20And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,25And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,27And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.28These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief…29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's…30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and…31And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.32And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their…33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul…34And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat…35And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and…36And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth,…37And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his…38And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam,…39And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his…40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour,…