1 Chronicles 8:12-22

12 The sons of Elpa'al: 'Ever, Mish'am, Shemed - he built Ono and Lod with its towns -

13 and B'ri'ah and Shema - they were heads of fathers' clans among the inhabitants of Ayalon, who drove away the people living in Gat.

14 Achyo, Shashak, Yeremot,

15 Z'vadyah, 'Arad, 'Eder,

16 Mikha'el, Yishpah and Yocha were the sons of B'ri'ah.

17 Z'vadyah, Meshulam, Hizki, Hever,

18 Yishm'rai, Yizli'ah and Yovav were the sons of Elpa'al.

19 Yakim, Zikhri, Zavdi,

20 Eli'einai, Tziltai, Eli'el,

21 'Adayah, B'rayah and Shimrat were the sons of Shim'i.

22 Yishpan, 'Eved, Eli'el,

1 Chronicles 8:12-22 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.