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8. Genealogy of Saul

   Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,
    ² Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

    ³ The sons of Bela were:
   Addar, Gera, Abihud, Or Gera the father of Ehud ⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.

    ⁶ These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families of those living in Geba and were deported to Manahath:
    ⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who deported them and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

    ⁸ Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. ⁹ By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. ¹¹ By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.

    ¹² The sons of Elpaal:
   Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages), ¹³ and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of families of those living in 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, Zikri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

    ²² Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

    ²⁶ Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.

    ²⁸ All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

    ²⁹ Jeiel Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:35); Hebrew does not have Jeiel. the father Father may mean civic leader or military leader. of Gibeon lived in Gibeon.
   His wife’s name was Maakah, ³⁰ and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 9:36); Hebrew does not have Ner. Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zeker ³² and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

    ³³ Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal. Also known as Ish-Bosheth

    ³⁴ The son of Jonathan:
   Merib-Baal, Also known as Mephibosheth who was the father of Micah.

    ³⁵ The sons of Micah:
   Pithon, Melek, 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; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.

    ³⁸ Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
   Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

    ³⁹ The sons of his brother Eshek:
   Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second son and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰ The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.

   All these were the descendants of Benjamin.