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And Benjamin was the father of Bela his oldest son, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

And Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of the Moabites after driving out Hushim and Beerah his wives;

And by Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab and Zibia and Mesha and Malcam.

And Jeuz and Shachia and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families.

And his oldest son Abdon, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab

And Moza was the father of Binea: Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son;

And Azel had five sons, whose names are: Azrikam, his oldest, and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his oldest son, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the oldest, and his sons.

And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway.

And Abdon his oldest son, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab

And Moza was the father of Binea; and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

And Azel had five sons, whose names are: Azrikam, his oldest son, and Ishmael and Sheariah and Obadiah and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

And the Philistines went hard after Saul and his sons, and put to death Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, falling on it himself.

And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and came to his death.

So death overtook Saul and his three sons; all his family came to an end together.

And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the men of Israel had gone in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they went in flight away from their towns; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

Now the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his sons dead in Mount Gilboa.

And they took everything off him, and took his head and his war-dress, and sent word into the land of the Philistines round about to give the news to their gods and to the people.