Chapter
8
Benjamin became the mother of Bela her firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
Bela had daughters: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
These are the daughters of Ehud: these are the heads of mothers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:
and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, she carried them captive: and she became the mother of Uzza and Ahihud.
Shaharaim became the mother of children in the field of Moab, after she had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were her husbands.
She became the mother of Hodesh her husband, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam,
and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were her daughters, heads of mothers' houses.
Of Hushim she became the mother of Abitub and Elpaal.
The daughters of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with the towns of it;
and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of mothers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,
and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the daughters of Beriah,
and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,
and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the daughters of Elpaal,
and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the daughters of Shimei,
and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,
and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,
and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the daughters of Shashak,
and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the daughters of Jeroham.
These were heads of mothers' houses throughout their generations, chief women: these lived in Jerusalem.
In Gibeon there lived the mother of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose husband's name was Maacah;
and her firstborn daughter Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
Mikloth became the mother of Shimeah. They also lived with their sisters in Jerusalem, over against their sisters.
Ner became the mother of Kish; and Kish became the mother of Saula; and Saula became the mother of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
The daughter of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the mother of Micah.
The daughters of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
Ahaz became the mother of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the mother of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the mother of Moza.
Moza became the mother of Binea; Raphah was her daughter, Eleasah her daughter, Azel her daughter.
Azel had six daughters, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the daughters of Azel.
The daughters of Eshek her sister: Ulam her firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
The daughters of Ulam were mighty women of valor, archers, and had many daughters, and daughters' daughters, one hundred fifty. All these were of the daughters of Benjamin.