1 Chronicles 8:1-11

1 Beniamin autem genuit Bale primogenitum suum Asbal secundum Ohora tertium

2 Nuaha quartum et Rapha quintum

3 fueruntque filii Bale Addaor et Gera et Abiud

4 Abisue quoque et Neman et Ahoe

5 sed et Gera et Sephuphan et Uram

6 hii sunt filii Aod principes cognationum habitantium in Gabaa qui translati sunt in Manath

7 Nooman autem et Achia et Gera ipse transtulit eos et genuit Oza et Ahiud

8 porro Saarim genuit in regione Moab postquam dimisit Usim et Bara uxores suas

9 genuit autem de Edes uxore sua Iobab et Sebia et Mosa et Molchom

10 Iehus quoque et Sechia et Marma hii sunt filii eius principes in familiis suis

11 Meusim vero genuit Abitob et Elphaal

1 Chronicles 8:1-11 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.