The Family History of Saul
1Benjamin was the father of
Bela. Bela was his first son.
Ashbel was his second son. Aharah was the third.
2Nohah was the fourth. And Rapha was the fifth.
3The sons of Bela were
Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.
6Here are the members of the family line of Ehud. They were the leaders of the families who were living in Geba. Later, they were taken away from their own land. They were forced to go to Manahath. 7The sons of Ehud were
Naaman, Ahijah and Gera. Gera took them away from their land. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab. That happened after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9His wife Hodesh had sons by him. Their names were Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, 10Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah. His sons were the leaders of their families. 11His wife Hushim had Abitub and Elpaal by him.
12The sons of Elpaal were
Eber, Misham and Shemed. Shemed built Ono and Lod and the villages around it. 13Beriah and Shema were also sons of Elpaal. They were the leaders of the families who were living in Aijalon. Beriah and Shema drove out the people who were living in Gath.
14Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Michael, Ishpah and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were other sons of Elpaal.
19Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, 24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25Iphdeiah and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
28All these men were the leaders of their families. They were listed as chiefs in their family history. They lived in Jerusalem.
29Jeiel lived in the city of Gibeon. He was the father of Gibeon.
Jeiel had a wife named Maakah. 30His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahio, Zeker 32and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. Mikloth and Shimeah also lived in Jerusalem. They lived near their relatives.
33Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
34The son of Jonathan was
Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
35The sons of Micah were
Pithon, Melek, Tarea and Ahaz. 36Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. 37Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Raphah’s son. And Azel was Eleasah’s son.
38Azel had six sons. Their names were
Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All of them were the sons of Azel.
39Here are the sons of Azel’s brother Eshek.
Ulam was his first son. Jeush was the second. Eliphelet was the third. 40The sons of Ulam were brave fighting men. They could use a bow. They had many sons and grandsons. The total number of sons and grandsons was 150.
All these men belonged to the family line of Benjamin.
Benjamins slægt
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.8,6-7 Teksten er uklar og meningen omstridt.
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.8,14 Teksten usikker.
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 Jeiel8,29 Fra 9,35. En variant af „Abiel” (1.Sam. 9,1). grundlagde byen Gibeon og bosatte sig der sammen med sin kone Ma’aka. 30Hans sønner var i rækkefølge efter alder: Abdon, Zur, Kish, Ba’al, Ner,8,30 Efter LXX. Både „Ner”, „Miklot” og noget af „Zekarja” mangler i de hebraiske manuskripter, jf. 9,36-44. Nadab, 31Gedor, Ahjo, Zeker8,31 En kortere form af Zekarja, jf. 9,37. og Miklot. 32Miklot blev far til Shima. De boede alle sammen tæt ved deres slægtninge i Jerusalem.
33Ner blev far til Kish,8,33 Sandsynligvis en fejl, da Ner ifølge 1.Sam. 14,50 var bror til den Kish, som blev far til Saul. og Kish blev far til Saul. Saul fik sønnerne Jonatan, Malkishua, Abinadab og Eshba’al. 34Jonatan fik sønnen Meribba’al,8,34 Bedre kendt under navnet Mefiboshet. 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.
