Benjamin's Clans: The Lineage of Saul
Benjamin's clans in detail, tracked to Gibeon and Jerusalem, and running down to Kish, Saul, Jonathan, and their sons and grandsons. Israel's first king gets no story here, only ancestry and descendants, listed like anyone else.
8 1Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6These were Ehud's sons—clan heads over Geba's residents, exiled to Manahath: 7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—Gera exiled them—and fathered Uzza and Ahihud.
8Shaharaim fathered children in Moab's territory after sending away his wives Hushim and Baara. 9By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. 11By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal. 12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding towns, 13Beriah and Shema were family heads of Aijalon's residents; they drove out Gath's residents. 14Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the 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 family heads and chiefs, recorded in their genealogies; they lived in Jerusalem.
29In Gibeon lived the father of Gibeon, whose wife was named Maacah, 30and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher. 32Mikloth fathered Shimeah. These too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
33Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 34The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal fathered Micah. 35The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza. 37Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 38Azel's six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan—all sons of Azel. 39The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40Ulam's sons were mighty warriors, skilled archers, with many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were sons of Benjamin.