1 Chronicles 7:6

Benjamin’s Descendants

7:6 The sons of Benjamin: 1 

Bela, Beker, and Jediael – three in all.

1 Chronicles 8:1

Benjamin’s Descendants (Continued)

8:1 Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah 2  third,

1 Chronicles 9:3

9:3 Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem. 3 

1 Chronicles 9:7

9:7 From the descendants of Benjamin:

Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

1 Chronicles 12:16

12:16 Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

1 Chronicles 21:6

21:6 Now Joab 4  did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

1 tc The Hebrew text has simply “Benjamin,” but בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons of”) has dropped out by haplography (בְּנֵי בִּנְיָמִן, bÿney binyamin).

2 sn Aharah is called “Ahiram” in Num 26:38.

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

4 tn Heb “he”; the proper name (“Joab”) has been substituted for the pronoun here for stylistic reasons; the proper name occurs at the end of the verse in the Hebrew text, where it has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.