1 Chronicles 8
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The text
1Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
5And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:
7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
8And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
9And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
11And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
14And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
15And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
16And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
18Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
20And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,
21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,
23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
25And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
27And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
28These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
31And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
32And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
34And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
35And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
37And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
38And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH85331× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- בֵּןbênH112123× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- יָלַדyâladH320514× in this chapter
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- אֵלֶּהʼêl-lehH4288× in this chapter
these or those
- יָשַׁבyâshabH34276× in this chapter
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- אָבʼâbH15× in this chapter
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- רֹאשׁrôʼshH72185× in this chapter
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- הֵםhêmH19924× in this chapter
they (only used when emphatic)
- מְרִיב בַּעַלMᵉrîyb BaʻalH48074× in this chapter
quarreller of Baal, Merib-Baal, an epithet of Gideon
- בְּכוֹרbᵉkôwrH10603× in this chapter
firstborn; hence, chief
- גֵּרָאGêrâʼH16173× in this chapter
Gera, the name of six Israelites
- זִכְרִיZikrîyH21473× in this chapter
Zicri, the name of twelve Israelites
- אָחʼâchH2513× in this chapter
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
- אֶלְפַּעַלʼElpaʻalH5083× in this chapter
Elpaal, an Israelite
- אָצֵלʼÂtsêlH6823× in this chapter
Atsel, the name of an Israelite, and of a place in Palestine
- קִישׁQîyshH70273× in this chapter
Kish, the name of five Israelites
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâhH8023× in this chapter
a woman
- בֶּלַעBelaʻH11062× in this chapter
Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites
- בִּנְיָמִיןBinyâmîynH11442× in this chapter
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- בְּרִיעָהBᵉrîyʻâhH12832× in this chapter
Beriah, the name of four Israelites
- גִּבְעוֹןGibʻôwnH13912× in this chapter
Gibon, a place in Palestine
- גָּלָהgâlâhH15402× in this chapter
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- הוּאhûwʼH19312× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- הָיָהhâyâhH19612× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- אוּלָםʼÛwlâmH1982× in this chapter
Ulam, the name of two Israelites
- זְבַדְיָהZᵉbadyâhH20692× in this chapter
Zebadjah, the name of nine Israelites
- זִמְרִיZimrîyH21742× in this chapter
Zimri, the name of five Israelites, and of an Arabian tribe
- חוּשִׁיםChûwshîymH23662× in this chapter
Chushim, the name of three Israelites
- חָנָןChânânH26052× in this chapter
Chanan, the name of seven Israelites
- אָחָזʼÂchâzH2712× in this chapter
Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
- אַחְיוֹʼAchyôwH2832× in this chapter
Achio, the name of three Israelites
- יְהוֹנָתָןYᵉhôwnâthânH30832× in this chapter
Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites
- יְהוֹעַדָּהYᵉhôwʻaddâhH30852× in this chapter
Jehoaddah, an Israelite
- יוֹבָבYôwbâbH31032× in this chapter
Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners
- יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaimH33892× in this chapter
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- כֹּלkôlH36052× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- מוֹצָאmôwtsâʼH41622× in this chapter
Motsa, the name of two Israelites
- מִיכָהMîykâhH43182× in this chapter
Micah, the name of seven Israelites
- מַלְכִּישׁוּעַMalkîyshûwaʻH44442× in this chapter
Malkishua, an Israelite
- אֱלִיאֵלʼĔlîyʼêlH4472× in this chapter
Eliel, the name of nine Israelites