1 Chronik 8:12-22

12 die Kinder aber Elpaals waren: Eber, Miseam und Semer. Derselbe baute Ono und Lod und ihre Ortschaften.

13 Und Beria und Sema waren Häupter der Vaterhäuser unter den Bürgern zu Ajalon; sie verjagten die zu Gath.

14 Ahjo aber, Sasak, Jeremoth,

15 Sebadja, Arad, Ader,

16 Michael, Jispa und Joha, das sind Kinder Berias.

17 Sebadja, Mesullam, Hiski, Heber,

18 Jismerai, Jislia, Jobab, das sind Kinder Elpaals.

19 Jakim, Sichri, Sabdi,

20 Eljoenai, Zilthai, Eliel,

21 Adaja, Braja und Simrath, das sind Kinder Simeis.

22 Jispan, Eber, Eliel,

1 Chronik 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.