1 Chronicles 8:23-33

23 Abdon, Zicri, Hanan,

24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

26 The sons of Jeroham were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.

28 These were the chiefs of the families as listed in their family tree. They lived in Jerusalem.

29 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah.

30 Abdon was his firstborn son, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

31 Gedor, Ahio, Zeker, and Mikloth.

32 Mikloth had Shimeah. They lived in the neighborhood of their extended families in Jerusalem.

33 Ner had Kish, Kish had Saul, and Saul had Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

1 Chronicles 8:23-33 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.