1 Chronicles 8:17-37

17 and Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hezeki, Heber;

18 Ishmerai, Jezliah, and Jobab, sons of Elpaal.

19 And Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

20 Elienai, Zilthai, Eliel,

21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi,

22 and Ishpan, Heber, Eliel,

23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

24 Hananiah, Elam, Antothijah;

25 Iphedeiah, and Penuel, sons of Shashak,

26 and Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah;

27 and Jaresiah, Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men who dwelt in Jerusalem.

29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah,

30 and his firstborn son, Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

31 Gedor, Ahio, and Zacher.

32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, next to them.

33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.

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

36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

37 and Moza begat Binea; Rapha was his son, Eleasah, his son, Azel, his son.

1 Chronicles 8:17-37 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.