1 Now Benjamin H1144 begat H3205 Bela H1106 his firstborn, H1060 Ashbel H788 the second, H8145 and Aharah H315 the third, H7992
2 Nohah H5119 the fourth, H7243 and Rapha H7498 the fifth. H2549
3 And the sons H1121 of Bela H1106 were, Addar, H146 and Gera, H1617 and Abihud, H31
4 And Abishua, H50 and Naaman, H5283 and Ahoah, H265
5 And Gera, H1617 and Shephuphan, H8197 and Huram. H2361
6 And these are the sons H1121 of Ehud: H261 these are the heads H7218 of the fathers H1 of the inhabitants H3427 of Geba, H1387 and they removed H1540 them to Manahath: H4506
7 And Naaman, H5283 and Ahiah, H281 and Gera, H1617 he removed H1540 them, and begat H3205 Uzza, H5798 and Ahihud. H284
8 And Shaharaim H7842 begat H3205 children in the country H7704 of Moab, H4124 after H4480 he had sent them away; H7971 Hushim H2366 and Baara H1199 were his wives. H802
9 And he begat H3205 of Hodesh H2321 his wife, H802 Jobab, H3103 and Zibia, H6644 and Mesha, H4331 and Malcham, H4445
10 And Jeuz, H3263 and Shachia, H7634 and Mirma. H4821 These were his sons, H1121 heads H7218 of the fathers. H1
11 And of Hushim H2366 he begat H3205 Abitub, H36 and Elpaal. H508
12 The sons H1121 of Elpaal; H508 Eber, H5677 and Misham, H4936 and Shamed, H8106 who built H1129 Ono, H207 and Lod, H3850 with the towns H1323 thereof:
13 Beriah H1283 also, and Shema, H8087 who H1992 were heads H7218 of the fathers H1 of the inhabitants H3427 of Aijalon, H357 who drove away H1272 the inhabitants H3427 of Gath: H1661
14 And Ahio, H283 Shashak, H8349 and Jeremoth, H3406
15 And Zebadiah, H2069 and Arad, H6166 and Ader, H5738
16 And Michael, H4317 and Ispah, H3472 and Joha, H3109 the sons H1121 of Beriah; H1283
17 And Zebadiah, H2069 and Meshullam, H4918 and Hezeki, H2395 and Heber, H2268
18 Ishmerai H3461 also, and Jezliah, H3152 and Jobab, H3103 the sons H1121 of Elpaal; H508
19 And Jakim, H3356 and Zichri, H2147 and Zabdi, H2067
20 And Elienai, H462 and Zilthai, H6769 and Eliel, H447
21 And Adaiah, H5718 and Beraiah, H1256 and Shimrath, H8119 the sons H1121 of Shimhi; H8096
22 And Ishpan, H3473 and Heber, H5677 and Eliel, H447
23 And Abdon, H5658 and Zichri, H2147 and Hanan, H2605
24 And Hananiah, H2608 and Elam, H5867 and Antothijah, H6070
25 And Iphedeiah, H3301 and Penuel, H6439 the sons H1121 of Shashak; H8349
26 And Shamsherai, H8125 and Shehariah, H7841 and Athaliah, H6271
27 And Jaresiah, H3298 and Eliah, H452 and Zichri, H2147 the sons H1121 of Jeroham. H3395
28 These were heads H7218 of the fathers, H1 by their generations, H8435 chief H7218 men. These dwelt H3427 in Jerusalem. H3389
29 And at Gibeon H1391 dwelt H3427 the father H1 of Gibeon; H1391 H25 whose wife's H802 name H8034 was Maachah: H4601
30 And his firstborn H1060 son H1121 Abdon, H5658 and Zur, H6698 and Kish, H7027 and Baal, H1168 and Nadab, H5070
31 And Gedor, H1446 and Ahio, H283 and Zacher. H2144
32 And Mikloth H4732 begat H3205 Shimeah. H8039 And these also H637 dwelt H3427 with their brethren H251 in Jerusalem, H3389 over against them. H5048
33 And Ner H5369 begat H3205 Kish, H7027 and Kish H7027 begat H3205 Saul, H7586 and Saul H7586 begat H3205 Jonathan, H3083 and Malchishua, H4444 and Abinadab, H41 and Eshbaal. H792
34 And the son H1121 of Jonathan H3083 was Meribbaal; H4807 and Meribbaal H4807 begat H3205 Micah. H4318
35 And the sons H1121 of Micah H4318 were, Pithon, H6377 and Melech, H4429 and Tarea, H8390 and Ahaz. H271
36 And Ahaz H271 begat H3205 Jehoadah; H3085 and Jehoadah H3085 begat H3205 Alemeth, H5964 and Azmaveth, H5820 and Zimri; H2174 and Zimri H2174 begat H3205 Moza, H4162
37 And Moza H4162 begat H3205 Binea: H1150 Rapha H7498 was his son, H1121 Eleasah H501 his son, H1121 Azel H682 his son: H1121
38 And Azel H682 had six H8337 sons, H1121 whose names H8034 are these, Azrikam, H5840 Bocheru, H1074 and Ishmael, H3458 and Sheariah, H8187 and Obadiah, H5662 and Hanan. H2605 All these were the sons H1121 of Azel. H682
39 And the sons H1121 of Eshek H6232 his brother H251 were, Ulam H198 his firstborn, H1060 Jehush H3266 the second, H8145 and Eliphelet H467 the third. H7992
40 And the sons H1121 of Ulam H198 were mighty H1368 men H582 of valour, H2428 archers, H1869 H7198 and had many H7235 sons, H1121 and sons' H1121 sons, H1121 an hundred H3967 and fifty. H2572 All these are of the sons H1121 of Benjamin. H1144
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Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 8
We had some account given us of Benjamin in the foregoing chapter; here we have a larger catalogue of the great men of that tribe.
1Ch 8:1-32
There is little or nothing of history in all these verses; we have not therefore much to observe.
1Ch 8:33-40
It is observable that among all the genealogies of the tribes there is no mention of any of the kings of Israel after the defection from the house of David, much less of their families; not a word of Jeroboam's house or Baasha's, of Umri's or Jehu's; for they were all idolaters. But of the family of Saul, which was the royal family before the elevation of David, we have here a particular account.