1 Chronicles 7

1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.

And the sonnes of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Iashub, and Shimron, foure,

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.

And the sonnes of Tola, Vzzi, and Rephaiah, and Ieriel, and Iahmai, and Iibsam, and Shemuel, heads in the housholdes of their fathers. Of Tola were valiant men of warre in their generations, whose nomber was in the dayes of Dauid two and twentie thousand, and sixe hundreth.

3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.

And the sonne of Vzzi was Izrahaiah, and the sonnes of Izrahaiah, Michael, and Obadiah, and Ioel, and Isshiah, fiue men all princes.

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 in their generations after the houshold of their fathers were bandes of men of warre for battel, sixe and thirtie thousand: for they had many wiues 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.

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of warre, rekoned in all by their genealogies foure score and seuen thousand.

6 The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

The sonnes of Beniamin were Bela, and Becher, and Iediael, 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.

And the sonnes of Bela, Ezbon, and Vzzi, and Vzziel, and Ierimoth, and Iri, fiue heads of the housholds of their fathers, valiant men of warre, and were rekoned by their genealogies, two and twentie thousand and thirtie and foure.

8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.

And the sonnes of Becher, Zemirah, and Ioash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Ierimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth: all these were the sonnes of Becher.

9 Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.

And they were nombred by their genealogies according to their generations, and the chiefe of the houses of their fathers, valiant men of warre, twenty thousand and two hundreth.

10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

And the sonne of Iediael was Bilhan, and the sonnes of Bilhan, Ieush, and Beniamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, 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 the sonnes of Iediael, chiefe of the fathers, valiant men of warre, seuenteene thousand and two hundreth, marching in battel aray to the warre.

12 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

And Shuppim, and Huppim were ye sonnes of Ir, but Hushim was the sonne of another.

13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.

The sonnes of Naphtali, Iahziel, and Guni, and Iezer, and Shallum of the sonnes of Bilhah.

14 The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.

The sonne of Manasseh was Ashriel whom she bare vnto him, but his concubine of Aram bare 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.

And Machir tooke to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second sonne was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.

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 Maachah the wife of Machir bare a sonne, and called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh: and his sonnes were Vlam and Rakem.

17 The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

And the sonne of Vlam was Bedan. These were the sonnes of Gilead the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh.

18 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

And his sister Molecheth bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

19 And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

And the sonnes 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,

The sonnes also of Ephraim were Shuthelah, and Bered his sonne, and Tahath his sonne, and his sonne Eladah, and Tahath his sonne,

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 Zabad his sonne, and Shuthelah his sonne, and Ezer, and Elead: and the men of Gath that were borne in the land, slewe them, because they came downe to take away their cattel.

22 Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Therefore Ephraim their father mourned many dayes, and his brethren came to comfort 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 when he went in to his wife, she conceiued, and bare him a sonne, and he called his name Beriah, because affliction was in his house.

24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.

And his daughter was Sherah, which built Beth-horon the nether, and the vpper, and Vzzen Sheerah.

25 Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

And Rephah was his sonne, and Resheph, and Telah his sonne, and Tahan his sonne,

26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

Laadan his sonne, Ammihud his sonne, Elishama his sonne,

27 Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

Non his sonne, Iehoshua his sonne.

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.

And their possessions and their habitations were Beth-el, and the villages thereof, and Eastward Naaran, and Westwarde Gezer with the villages thereof, Shechem also and the villages thereof, vnto Azzah, and the villages thereof,

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.

And by the places of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her villages, Taanach and her villages, Megiddo and her villages, Dor and her villages. In those dwelt the children of Ioseph the sonne of Israel.

30 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

The sonnes of Asher were Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

And the sonnes of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, which is the father of Birzauith.

32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.

And Heber begate Iaphlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shuah their sister.

33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.

And the sonnes of Iaphlet were Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashuath: these were the children of Iaphlet.

34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

And the sonnes of Shamer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Iehubbah, and Aram.

35 The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

And the sonnes of his brother Helem were Zophah, and Iimna, and Shelesh and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

The sonnes of Zophah, Suah, and 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.

And the sonnes of Iether, Iephunneh, and Pispa and Ara.

39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

And the sonnes of Vlla, Harah, and Haniel, 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 the children of Asher, the heads of their fathers houses, noble men, valiant men of warre and chiefe princes, and they were rekoned by their genealogies for warre and for battell to the nomber of sixe and twentie thousand men.