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8:1  Benjamin was the father of Bela (his firstborn), Ashbel (his second son), Aharah (his third son),
8:2  Nohah (his fourth son), and Rapha (his fifth son).
8:3  Bela's sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
8:4  Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
8:5  Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
8:6  These were Ehud's sons, who were heads of the families living in Geba and who were taken away as captives to Manahath:
8:7  Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera led the rest of them away as captives. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8:8  Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab,
8:9  he and his wife Hodesh had the following sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
8:10  Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. All of Shaharaim's sons became heads of families.
8:11  He and Hushim were the parents of Abitub and Elpaal.
8:12  Elpaal's sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed (who built Ono, Lod, and Lod's villages).
8:13  Beriah and Shema were the heads of the families who lived in Aijalon. They forced out the people living in Gath.
8:14  Their brothers were Shashak and Jeremoth.
8:15  Beriah's sons were Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
8:16  Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
8:17  Elpaal's sons were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
8:18  Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
8:19  Shimei's sons were Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
8:20  Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
8:21  Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
8:22  Shashak's sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
8:23  Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
8:24  Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
8:25  Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
8:26  Jeroham's sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
8:27  Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.
8:28  These were the heads of families listed by their ancestry. They were the heads of families. They lived in Jerusalem.
8:29  Jeiel, who first settled Gibeon, lived in Gibeon, and his wife's name was Maacah.
8:30  His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
8:31  Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,
8:32  and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They lived next to their relatives in Jerusalem.
8:33  Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
8:34  Jonathan's son was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal was the father of Micah.
8:35  Micah's sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
8:36  Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
8:37  Moza was the father of Binea. Binea's son was Raphah. Raphah's son was Eleasah. Eleasah's son was Azel.
8:38  Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All of these men were Azel's sons.
8:39  His brother Eshek's sons were Ulam (the firstborn), Jeush (the second son), and Eliphelet (the third son).
8:40  Ulam's sons were soldiers, skilled archers. They had many sons and grandsons, 150 in all. All of these men were Benjamin's descendants.