---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: 1 Chronicles from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 8
verse_count: 40
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), 1 Chronicles, chap. 8, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# 1 Chronicles 8

*The sons of Benjamin, of Saul, and Jonathan.*

**1** Now Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
**2** Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
**3** And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
**4** And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
**5** And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
**6** And these are the sons of Ehud; these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath;
**7** And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.
**8** And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
**9** And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
**10** And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
**11** And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
**12** The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof;
**13** Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath;
**14** And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
**15** And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
**16** And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
**17** And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, and and
**18** Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
**19** And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,
**20** And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,
**21** And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath. the sons of Shimhi;
**22** And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,
**23** And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
**24** And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
**25** And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
**26** And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
**27** And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
**28** These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
**29** And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah;
**30** And his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab.
**31** And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
**32** And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
**33** And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
**34** And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.
**35** And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
**36** And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
**37** And Moza begat Binea; Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
**38** And 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.
**39** And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam, his first-born, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
**40** And the sons of Ulam mighty men of valor, archers, had many sons, and sons' sons hundred and fifty. All these are the sons of Benjamin.