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Beniamin also begate Bela his eldest sonne, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

And Shaharaim begate certaine in the coutrey of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wiues.

He begate, I say, of Hodesh his wife, Iobab and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

And Ieuz and Shachia and Mirma: these were his sonnes, and chiefe fathers.

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maachah.

And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

And Moza begate Bineah, whose sonne was Raphah, and his sonne Eleasah, and his sonne Azel.

And the sonnes of Eshek his brother were Vlam his eldest sonne, Iehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

And of Shiloni, Asaiah the eldest, and his sonnes.

And Shallum the sonne of Kore the sonne of Ebiasaph the sonne of Korah, and his brethren the Korathites (of the house of their father) were ouer the worke, & office to keepe the gates of the Tabernacle: so their families were ouer the hoste of the Lord, keeping the entrie.

And in Gibeon dwelt ye father of Gibeon, Ieiel, & the name of his wife was Maachah.

And his eldest sonne was Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

And Moza begate Binea, whose sonne was Rephaiah, & his sonne was Eleasah, and his sonne Azel.

And the Philistims pursued after Saul and after his sonnes, & the Philistims smote Ionathan, and Abinadab, & Malchishua the sonnes of Saul.

Then sayde Saul to his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust me thorowe therewith, lest these vncircumcised come and mocke at me: but his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid: therefore Saul tooke the sword and fell vpon it.

And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon the sworde, and dyed.

So Saul dyed and his three sonnes, and all his house, they dyed together.

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, sawe how they fledde, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, they forsooke their cities, and fled away, and the Philistims came, and dwelt in them.

And on the morrowe when the Philistims came to spoyle them that were slaine, they found Saul and his sonnes lying in mount Gilboa.

And when they had stript him, they tooke his head and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistims round about, to publish it vnto their idoles, and to the people.