1 Chronicles 8:1-10

1 Benjamin was the father of Bela (his firstborn), Ashbel (his second son), Aharah (his third son),

2 Nohah (his fourth son), and Rapha (his fifth son).

3 Bela's sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

6 These were Ehud's sons, who were heads of the families living in Geba and who were taken away as captives to Manahath:

7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera led the rest of them away as captives. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

8 Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab,

9 he and his wife Hodesh had the following sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. All of Shaharaim's sons became heads of families.

1 Chronicles 8:1-10 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.