The Genealogy of Saul
1 Now Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
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Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
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And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
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Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
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Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
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And these [are] the sons of Ehud (these were heads of the {families} for the inhabitants of Geba, and they took them away to Manahath):
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Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who took them away. And he fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
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And Shaharaim fathered [children] in the fields of Moab after he had sent them away--Hushim and Baara, his wives.
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And he fathered by Hodesh his wife Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
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Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These [were] his sons, heads of the {families}.
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And by Husham he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.
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The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (he built Ono and Lod with {its towns}),
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and Beriah and Shema who [were] the heads of the {families} of the inhabitants of Aijalon (they themselves chased away the inhabitants of Gath).
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Now Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
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Michael, Ishpah, and Joha [were] sons of Beriah.
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And Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
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Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab [were] the sons of Elpaal.
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And Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi,
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Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
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Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath [were] the sons of Shimei.
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And Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
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Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah,
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Iphdeiah, and Peniel [were] the sons of Shashak.
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And Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
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Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri [were] the sons of Jeroham.
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These [were] the heads of the {families} according to their generations, chiefs. These lived in Jerusalem.
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And [Jeiel] the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. And the name of his wife [was] Maacah.
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And his firstborn son [was] Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
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and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived nearby their brothers in Jerusalem with their kinsmen.
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And Ner fathered Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
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And the son of Jonathan [was] Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah.
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And the sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
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And Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.
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And Moza fathered Binea; Raphah [was] his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
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And Azel had six sons, and these [are] their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these [were] the sons of Azel.
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And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
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And the sons of Ulam were men [who were] mighty warriors, bowmen, and [they had] many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.