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.
Ukoo Wa Sauli Mbenyamini
18:1 Mwa 46:21; 1Nya 7:6; Hes 26:38Benyamini akamzaa: Bela mzaliwa wake wa kwanza,
Ashbeli mwanawe wa pili, Ahara mwanawe wa tatu,
2Noha mwanawe wa nne na Rafa mwanawe wa tano.
38:3 Mwa 46:21Wana wa Bela walikuwa:
Adari, Gera, Abihudi, 48:4 2Sam 23:9Abishua, Naamani, Ahoa, 5Gera, Shefufani na Huramu.
68:6 Amu 3:12-30; 1Nya 2:52; Neh 6:2Hawa ndio wazao wa Ehudi, waliokuwa viongozi wa jamaa za wale walioishi huko Geba na ambao walihamishiwa Manahathi:
7Naamani, Ahiya na Gera. Gera alikuwa baba yao Uza na Ahihudi na ndiye aliwaongoza kwenda uhamishoni.
8Shaharaimu aliwazaa wana katika nchi ya Moabu baada ya kuwapa talaka wake zake wawili yaani, Hushimu na Baara. 9Kwa mkewe Hodeshi, akawazaa wana saba: Yobabu, Sibia, Mesha, Malkamu, 10Yeuzi, Sakia na Mirma. Hawa ndio waliokuwa wanawe, viongozi wa jamaa zao. 11Hushimu alimzalia: Abitubu na Elpaali.
128:12 Ezr 2:33; Neh 7:37Wana wa Elpaali walikuwa:
Eberi, Mishamu, Shemedi (aliyeijenga miji ya Ono na Lodi, pamoja na vijiji vilivyoizunguka), 138:13 Yos 10:12; Yn 11:22; Yos 19:42na Beria na Shema, waliokuwa viongozi wa zile jamaa zilizokuwa zinaishi katika mji wa Aiyaloni, na ambao waliwafukuza wenyeji wa Gathi.
14Wana wa Beria walikuwa Ahio, Shashaki, Yeremothi, 15Zebadia, Aradi, Ederi, 16Mikaeli, Ishpa, na Yoha.
17Zebadia, Meshulamu, Hizki, Heberi, 18Ishmerai, Izlia na Yobabu ndio waliokuwa wana wa Elpaali.
19Yakimu, Zikri, Zabdi, 20Elienai, Silethai, Elieli, 21Adaya, Beraya na Shimrathi walikuwa wana wa Shimei.
22Wana wa Shashaki walikuwa Ishpani, Eberi, Elieli, 23Abdoni, Zikri, Hanani, 24Hanania, Elamu, Anthothiya, 25Ifdeya na Penueli.
26Shamsherai, Sheharia, Athalia, 27Yaareshia, Eliya na Zikri walikuwa wana wa Yerohamu.
28Hawa wote walikuwa viongozi wa jamaa zao wakuu, kama ilivyoorodheshwa katika koo zao, nao waliishi Yerusalemu.
298:29 Yos 9:3; 1Nya 9:35Yeieli alikuwa baba yake Gibeoni naye aliishi huko Gibeoni.
Mke wake aliitwa Maaka. 30Mwanawe mzaliwa wa kwanza alikuwa Abdoni, akafuatiwa na Suri, Kishi, Baali, Neri, Nadabu, 318:31 1Nya 9:37Gedori, Ahio, Zekeri, 32na Miklothi ambaye alikuwa baba yake Shimea. Hawa pia waliishi karibu na jamaa zao huko Yerusalemu.
338:33 1Sam 28:19; 9:1; 14:49; 2Sam 2:8; Mdo 13:21Neri akamzaa Kishi, Kishi akamzaa Sauli, Sauli akamzaa Yonathani, Malki-Shua, Abinadabu na Esh-Baali.
348:34 2Sam 9:12; 4:4; 21:7-14Yonathani akamzaa:
Merib-Baali,8:34 Merib-Baali maana yake ni Baali na Ashindane naye (Amu 6:32); ni jina lingine la mwana wa Yonathani, Mefiboshethi ambalo nalo maana yake ni Mtu wa Aibu (ona 2Sam 4:4). naye Merib-Baali akamzaa Mika.
35Wana wa Mika walikuwa:
Pithoni, Meleki, Tarea na Ahazi.
36Ahazi akamzaa Yehoada. Naye Yehoada akawazaa Alemethi, Azmawethi na Zimri, naye Zimri akamzaa Mosa. 37Mosa akamzaa Binea, Binea akamzaa Rafa, na mwanawe huyo ni Eleasa, na mwanawe huyo ni Aseli.
38Aseli alikuwa na wana sita; haya ndiyo majina yao:
Azrikamu, Bokeru, Ishmaeli, Shearia, Obadia na Hanani. Hawa wote ndio waliokuwa wana wa Aseli.
39Wana wa Esheki, nduguye Aseli, walikuwa:
Mzaliwa wake wa kwanza alikuwa Ulamu, wa pili Yeushi na wa tatu Elifeleti. 408:40 Hes 26:38; 1Nya 12:2; 2Nya 11:1; 13:3; Neh 4:13; Wim 3:7-8; Efe 6:11-20Wana wa Ulamu walikuwa mashujaa hodari walioweza kutumia upinde. Alikuwa na wana wengi na wajukuu, jumla yao 150.
Hawa wote ndio walikuwa wazao wa Benyamini.
