1 Chronicles 8:1-5

A Genealogy of Saul

1 1Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, 2Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
4 Abishua, 3Naaman, Ahoah,
5 Gera, 4Shephuphan, and Huram.

1 Chronicles 8:1-5 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 4

  • 1. [1 Chronicles 7:6; Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38]
  • 2. [1 Chronicles 7:12]
  • 3. Numbers 26:40
  • 4. [1 Chronicles 7:12]
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