< 1 Chronicles 7 >

1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
Now the sons of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four.
2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders according to the houses of their kindred. From the stock of Tola, there were numbered, in the days of David, twenty-two thousand six hundred very strong men.
3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah, from whom were born: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah; all five were leaders.
4 In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
And with them, by their families and peoples, there were thirty-six thousand very strong men, girded for battle. And they had many wives and children.
5 Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
Also, their brothers, throughout all the kindred of Issachar, were numbered as eighty-seven thousand, very fit for battle.
6 The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth and Iri, five leaders of families, also very fit for battle; and their number was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
Now the sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth: all these were sons of Becher.
9 Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
And they were numbered according to their families, by the leaders of their kindred, very strong in warfare, twenty thousand and two hundred.
10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
All these were sons of Jediael, the leaders of their kindred, very strong men, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth to battle.
12 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
Also, Shuppim and Huppim, the sons of Ir; and Hushim, sons of Aher.
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.
Then the sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, sons of Bilhah.
14 The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
Also, the son of Manasseh: Asriel. And his concubine, a Syrian, bore Machir, the father of Gilead.
15 Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
Now Machir took wives for his sons, Huppim and Shuppim. And he had a sister named Maacah; but the name of the second was Zelophehad, and daughters were born to Zelophehad.
16 Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
And Maacah, the wife of Machir, bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother was Sheresh. And his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
Then the son of Ulam: Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
And his sister, Regina, bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Now the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi and Aniam.
20 The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, whose son was Zabad,
21 Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
and his son was Shuthelah, and his son was Ezer, and also Elead. But the men indigenous to Gath killed them, because they had descended to invade their possessions.
22 Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
And so their father, Ephraim, mourned for many days; and his brothers arrived, so that they might console him.
23 And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
And he entered to his wife; she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because he rose up during a time of evil for his house.
24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah.
25 Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah, from whom was born Tahan,
26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
who conceived Ladan. And his son was Ammihud, who conceived Elishama,
27 Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
from whom was born Nun, who had Joshua as a son.
28 Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
Now their possessions and habitations were: Bethel with her daughters, and toward the east, Naaran, and toward the western region, Gezer and her daughters, as well as Shechem with her daughters, as far as Ayyah with her daughters;
29 And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
also, beside the sons of Manasseh, Bethshean and her daughters, Taanach and her daughters, Megiddo and her daughters, Dor and her daughters. In these places, there lived the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel.
30 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, the same is the father of Birzaith.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
Now Heber conceived Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua.
33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the sons of Japhlet.
34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
Then the sons of Shomer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
And the sons of Helem, his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.
39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
Then the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
All these were sons of Asher, the leaders of families, elect and very strong rulers among rulers. And the number of those who were of an age that was fit for warfare was twenty-six thousand.

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