1 Chronicles 8

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

12 porro filii Elphaal Heber et Misaam et Samad hic aedificavit Ono et Lod et filias eius

13 Bara autem et Samma principes cognationum habitantium in Aialon hii fugaverunt habitatores Geth

14 et Haio et Sesac et Ierimoth

15 et Zabadia et Arod et Eder

16 Michahel quoque et Iespha et Ioaa filii Baria

17 et Zabadia et Mosollam et Ezeci et Heber

18 et Iesamari et Iezlia et Iobab filii Elphaal

19 et Iacim et Zechri et Zabdi

20 et Helioenai et Selethai et Helihel

21 et Adaia et Baraia et Samarath filii Semei

22 et Iesphan et Heber et Helihel

23 et Abdon et Zechri et Hanan

24 et Anania et Ailam et Anathothia

25 et Iephdaia et Phanuhel filii Sesac

26 et Samsari et Sooria et Otholia

27 et Iersia et Helia et Zechri filii Ieroam

28 hii patriarchae et cognationum principes qui habitaverunt in Hierusalem

29 in Gabaon autem habitaverunt Abigabaon et nomen uxoris eius Maacha

30 filiusque eius primogenitus Abdon et Sur et Cis et Baal et Nadab

31 Gedor quoque et Ahio et Zacher

32 et Macelloth genuit Samaa habitaveruntque ex adverso fratrum suorum in Hierusalem cum fratribus suis

33 Ner autem genuit Cis et Cis genuit Saul porro Saul genuit Ionathan et Melchisuae et Abinadab et Esbaal

34 filius autem Ionathan Meribbaal et Meribbaal genuit Micha

35 filii Micha Phithon et Melech et Thara et Ahaz

36 et Ahaz genuit Ioada et Ioada genuit Almoth et Azmoth et Zamari porro Zamari genuit Mosa

37 et Mosa genuit Baana cuius filius fuit Rapha de quo ortus est Elasa qui genuit Asel

38 porro Asel sex filii fuere his nominibus Ezricam Bochru Ismahel Saria Abadia Anan omnes hii filii Asel

39 filii autem Esec fratris eius Ulam primogenitus et Us secundus et Eliphalet tertius

40 fueruntque filii Ulam viri robustissimi et magno robore tendentes arcum et multos habentes filios ac nepotes usque ad centum quinquaginta omnes hii filii Beniamin

1 Chronicles 8 Commentary

Chapter 8

Genealogies.

- Here is a larger list of Benjamin's tribe. We may suppose that many things in these genealogies, which to us seem difficult, abrupt, and perplexed, were plain and easy at that time, and fully answered the intention for which they were published. Many great and mighty nations then were in being upon earth, and many illustrious men, whose names are now wholly forgotten; while the names of multitudes of the Israel of God are here kept in everlasting remembrance. The memory of the just is blessed.

Chapter Summary

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.