1 Chronicles 8:33-40

33 ¹Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of ²Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal;

34 and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of ³Micah.

35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

36 Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza.

37 Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

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

39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40 The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites.

1 Chronicles 8:33-40 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 8

In this chapter the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin is reconsidered, and several of the principal men and families in it are taken notice of, which were not before; or a further account is given of them, as of the sons and grandsons of Benjamin, 1Ch 8:1-5, of Ehud, 1Ch 8:5-7, of Shaharaim, 1Ch 8:8-11, of Elpaal and Beriah, 1Ch 8:12-18 of Shimhi, 1Ch 8:19-21, of Shashak, 1Ch 8:22-25, of Jeroham, 1Ch 8:26,27, of Jehiel the father of Gibeon, 1Ch 8:28-32, of Ner, and particularly Saul, 1Ch 8:33 and of Jonathan, and his posterity, 1Ch 8:34-40.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 33-38, see 1 Chronicles 9:39-44; [1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 14:51]
• 2. 1 Chronicles 10:2; 1 Samuel 31:2
• 3. 2 Samuel 9:12