1Benjamin fik følgende sønner i rækkefølge efter alder: Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram,2Noha og Rafa.3Fra Bela nedstammer slægtsoverhovederne Addar, Gera, Abihud,4Abishua, Na’aman, Ahoa,5Gera, Shefufan og Huram.6-7Ehuds sønner Na’aman, Ahija og Gera var slægtsoverhoveder for dem, der boede i Geba. Men befolkningen blev drevet bort og flyttede til Manahat. Gera, som blev far til Uzza og Ahihud, var deres leder.[1]8-10Shaharajim lod sig skille fra sine koner, Hushim og Ba’ara, og flyttede til Moabs land, hvor han giftede sig med Hodesh, og fra ham nedstammer slægtsoverhovederne Jobab, Zibja, Mesha, Malkam, Jeutz, Sakeja og Mirma.11Med Hushim havde Shaharajim tidligere fået sønnerne Abitub og Elpa’al.12Elpa’al fik sønnerne Eber, Misham og Shemed. Sidstnævnte grundlagde byerne Ono og Lod med tilhørende landsbyer.13Desuden fik han sønnerne Beria og Shema, der var overhoveder for den del af slægten, som slog sig ned i Ajjalon og fordrev Gats indbyggere.14Elpa’al fik også sønnerne Shashak og Jeremot.[2]15-16Fra Beria nedstammer følgende slægtsoverhoveder: Zebadja, Arad, Eder, Mikael, Jishpa og Joha.17-18Fra Elpa’al nedstammer Zebadja, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, Jishmeraj, Jizlia og Jobab.19-21Fra Shimi nedstammer Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, Elienaj, Zilletaj, Eliel, Adaja, Beraja og Shimrat.22-25Fra Shashak nedstammer Jishpan, Eber, Eliel, Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, Hananja, Elam, Antotija, Jifdeja og Penuel.26-27Fra Jeroham nedstammer Shamsheraj, Sheharja, Atalja, Ja’areshja, Elija og Zikri.28De var slægtsoverhoveder i Benjamins slægt, og de boede alle i Jerusalem.
Folkene i Gibeon og Sauls slægt
29En mand ved navn Jeiel[3] grundlagde byen Gibeon og bosatte sig der sammen med sin kone Ma’aka. (1.Sam 9,1)30Hans sønner var i rækkefølge efter alder: Abdon, Zur, Kish, Ba’al, Ner,[4] Nadab,31Gedor, Ahjo, Zeker[5] og Miklot.32Miklot blev far til Shima. De boede alle sammen tæt ved deres slægtninge i Jerusalem.33Ner blev far til Kish,[6] og Kish blev far til Saul. Saul fik sønnerne Jonatan, Malkishua, Abinadab og Eshba’al. (1.Sam 14,50)34Jonatan fik sønnen Meribba’al,[7] som fik sønnen Mika.35Mika fik sønnerne Piton, Melek, Tarea og Ahaz.36Ahaz blev far til Jeho’adda, som blev far til Alemet, Azmavet og Zimri. Zimri blev far til Moza,37som blev far til Bina. Bina blev far til Rafa, som blev far til Elasa, som igen blev far til Atzel.38Atzel fik sønnerne Azrikam, Bokeru, Jishmael, Shearja, Obadja og Hanan.39Atzels bror Eshek fik sønnerne Ulam, Jeush og Elifelet.40Ulams sønner var dygtige bueskytter, og han havde ualmindeligt mange børn og børnebørn, i alt 150. Alle de her nævnte personer tilhørte Benjamins stamme.
1Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, (1.Mos 46,21; 4.Mos 26,38; 1.Krøn 7,6; 1.Krøn 7,12)2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.3And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, (4.Mos 26,40)5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. (1.Krøn 7,12)6These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath): (1.Krøn 2,52; 1.Krøn 2,54)7Naaman,[1] Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered[2] Uzza and Ahihud.8And Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.9He fathered sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ houses.11He also fathered sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns, (Ez 2,33; Neh 6,2; Neh 7,37; Neh 11,35; Ap G 9,32; Ap G 9,35; Ap G 9,38)13and Beriah and Shema (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee); (Josva 10,12; 1.Krøn 8,21)14and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah.17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.19Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,23Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,25Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.28These were the heads of fathers’ houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.29Jeiel[3] the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah. (1.Krøn 9,35)30His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,31Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,32and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.33Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal; (1.Sam 9,1; 1.Sam 14,51; 1.Sam 31,2; 1.Krøn 9,39; 1.Krøn 10,2)34and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah. (2.Sam 9,12)35The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.36Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza.37Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.38Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.39The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.40The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites.