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Atomic Bible
1 Chronicles 7:12
The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
from The Descendants of Benjamin, 1 Chronicles 7:6-12
What it says

The Shuppites and Huppites are said to descend from Ir, and the Hushites from Aher. Related clan groups are briefly placed within the genealogy.

What it is doing

It concludes the section by attaching other clans to Benjamin’s record.

In context

6The three sons of Benjamin: 7The sons of Bela: 8The sons of Becher: 9Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons. Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families— 20,200 mighty men of valor. 10The son of Jediael: 11Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle. 12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.