1 Chronicles 8:27-37

27 And Jaareshiah and Elijah and Zichri, the sons of Jeremoth.

28 These were heads of families in their generations; chief men: these were living in Jerusalem.

29 And in Gibeon was living the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

30 And his oldest son Abdon, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab

31 And Gedor and Ahio and Zechariah and Mikloth.

32 And Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. And they were living with their brothers in Jerusalem opposite their brothers.

33 And Ner was the father of Abner, and Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan and Malchi-shua and Abinadab and Eshbaal.

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

35 And the sons of Micah: Pithon and Melech and Tarea and Ahaz.

36 And Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth and Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza;

37 And Moza was the father of Binea: Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son;

1 Chronicles 8:27-37 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.