1 Chronicles 8:7-17

7 That is, Naaman, Ahiah, and Gera; he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

8 And Shaharaim begat sons in the fields of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara, his wives.

9 And he begat of Hodesh, his wife, Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcham,

10 Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirma. These are his sons, heads of the fathers.

11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal.

12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof.

13 Beriah also and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath,

14 and Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,

15 Zebadiah, Arad, Ader,

16 Michael, Ispah, and Joha, sons of Beriah,

17 and Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hezeki, Heber;

1 Chronicles 8:7-17 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.