12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its surrounding villages),
12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns,
12 Elpaal's sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with all their villages.
12 The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns;
12 The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built the towns of Ono and Lod and their nearby villages),
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8:12
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Genealogies.
Here is a larger list of Benjamin's tribe. We may suppose that many things in these genealogies, which to us seem difficult, abrupt, and perplexed, were plain and easy at that time, and fully answered the intention for which they were published. Many great and mighty nations then were in being upon earth, and many illustrious men, whose names are now wholly forgotten; while the names of multitudes of the Israel of God are here kept in everlasting remembrance. The memory of the just is blessed.