1 Chronicles 8:31-40

31 and Gedor, and Achyo, and Zekher.

32 Miklot became the father of Shim`a. They also lived with their brothers in Yerushalayim, over against their brothers.

33 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Sha'ul; and Sha'ul became the father of Yonatan, and Malki-Shua, and Avinadav, and Eshba`al.

34 The son of Yonatan was Meriv-Ba`al; and Meriv-Ba`al became the father of Mikhah.

35 The sons of Mikhah: Piton, and Melekh, and Ta'rea, and Achaz.

36 Achaz became the father of Yeho`addah; and Yeho`addah became the father of `Alemet, and `Azmavet, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Motzah.

37 Motzah became the father of Bin`a; Rafah was his son, El`asah his son, Atzel his son.

38 Atzel had six sons, whose names are these: `Azrikam, Bokhru, and Yishma'el, and She`aryah, and `Ovadyah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Atzel.

39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Ye`ush the second, and Elifelet the third.

40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Binyamin.

1 Chronicles 8:31-40 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.