1. 1 Chronicles 8:1–40 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The structure of 1 Chronicles 8:1–40

1 Chronicles 8:1–40 (ESV)

1 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

The genealogy neatly divides into two main sections: the settlement of the Benjamite families (1 Chronicles 8:1–28) and the genealogy of Saul’s family (1 Chronicles 8:29–40). A more precise structure of the passage is marked by noting the geographical setting for each of the Benjamite clans:

  1. The descendants of Bela and Ehud (1 Chronicles 8:1–7)

  2. The descendants of Shaharaim (1 Chronicles 8:8–12)

  3. The descendants of Elpaal (1 Chronicles 8:13–28)

  4. The ancestors of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:29–40)1