Chronicles I 7

1 And [as] to the sons of Issachar, [they were] Thola, and Phua, and Jasub, and Semeron, four.

And of the sons of Issachar: Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four.

2 And the sons of Thola; Ozi, Raphaia, and Jeriel, and Jamai, and Jemasan, and Samuel, chiefs of their fathers' houses [belonging to] Thola, men of might according to their generations; their number in the days of David [was] twenty and two thousand and six hundred.

And the sons of Tola: Uzzi and Rephaiah and Jeriel and Jahmai and Ibsam and Shemuel, heads of their families; they were men of war; in the record of their generations their number in the time of David was twenty-two thousand, six hundred.

3 And the sons of Ozi; Jezraia: and the sons of Jezraia; Michael, Abdiu, and Joel, and Jesia, five, all rulers.

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah; and the sons of Izrahiah: Michael and Obadiah and Joel and Isshiah, five; all of them chiefs.

4 And with them, according to their generations, according to the houses of their families, [were men] mighty to set [armies] in array for war, thirty and six thousand, for they had multiplied [their] wives and children.

And with them, recorded in generations by their families, were bands of fighting-men, thirty-six thousand of them, for they had a great number of wives and sons.

5 And their brethren amongst all the families of Issachar, also mighty men, [were] eighty-seven thousand—[this was] the number of them all.

And there were recorded among all the families of Issachar, great men of war, eighty-seven thousand.

6 The sons of Benjamin; Bale, and Bachir, and Jediel, three.

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

7 And the sons of Bale; Esebon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerimuth, and Uri, five; heads of houses of families, mighty men; and their number [was] twenty and two thousand and thirty-four.

And the sons of Bela: Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jerimoth and Iri, five; heads of their families, great men of war; there were twenty-two thousand and thirty-four of them recorded by their families.

8 And the sons of Bachir; Zemira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elithenan, and Amaria, and Jerimuth, and Abiud, and Anathoth, and Eleemeth: all these [were] the sons of Bachir.

And the sons of Becher: Zemirah and Joash and Eliezer and Elioenai and Omri and Jerimoth and Abijah and Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

9 And their number according to their generations, ([they were] chiefs of their fathers' houses, men of might), [was] twenty thousand and two hundred.

And they were recorded by their generations, heads of their families, great men of war, twenty thousand, two hundred.

10 And the sons of Jediel; Balaan: and the sons of Balaan; Jaus, and Benjamin, and Aoth, and Chanana, and Zaethan, and Tharsi, and Achisaar.

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 [were] the sons of Jediel, chiefs of their families, men of might, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth to war with might.

All these were the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their families, seventeen thousand, two hundred men of war, able to go out with the army for war.

12 And Sapphin, and Apphin, and the sons of Or, Asom, whose son [was] Aor.

And Shuppim and Huppim. The sons of Dan, Hushim his son, one.

13 The sons of Nephthali; Jasiel, Goni, and Aser, and Sellum, his sons, Balam his son.

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

14 The sons of Manasse; Esriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Galaad.

The sons of Manasseh by his servant-wife, the Aramaean woman: she gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead;

15 And Machir took a wife for Apphin and Sapphin, and his sister's name was Moocha; and the name of the second [son] was Sapphaad; and to Sapphaad were born daughters.

(And Gilead took a wife, whose name was Maacah, and his sister's name was Hammoleketh; ) and the name of his brother was Zelophehad, who was the father of daughters.

16 And Moocha the wife of Machir bore a son, and called his name Phares; and his brother's name [was] Surus; his sons [were] Ulam, and Rocom.

And Maacah, the wife of Gilead, gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Peresh; and his brother was named Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 And the sons of Ulam; Badam. These [were] the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasse.

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

18 And his sister Malecheth bore Isud, and Abiezer, and Maela.

And his sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.

19 And the sons of Semira were, Aim, and Sychem, and Lakim, and Anian.

And the sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam.

20 And the sons of Ephraim; Sothalath, and Barad his son, and Thaath his son, Elada his son, Saath his son,

And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

21 and Zabad his son, Sothele his son, and Azer, and Elead: and the men of Geth who were born in the land killed them, because they went down to take their cattle.

And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath, who had been living in the land from their birth, put to death, because they came down to take away their cattle.

22 And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

And for a long time Ephraim their father went on weeping for them, and his brothers came to give him comfort.

23 And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beria, because, [said he], he was afflicted in my house.

After that, he had connection with his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to a son, to whom his father gave the name of Beriah, because trouble had come on his family.

24 And his daughter [was] Saraa, and he was amongst them that were left, and he built Baethoron the upper and the lower. And the descendants of Ozan [were] Seera,

And his daughter was Sheerah, the builder of Beth-horon the lower and the higher, and Uzzen-sheerah.

25 and Raphe his son, Saraph and Thalees his sons, Thaen his son.

And Rephah was his son, and Resheph; his son was Telah, and his son was Tahan;

26 To Laadan his son [was born his] son Amiud, his son Helisamai, [his] son

Ladan was his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

27 Nun, [his] son Jesue, [these were] his sons.

Nun his son, Joshua his son.

28 And their possession and their dwelling [were] Baethel and her towns, to the east Noaran, westward Gazer and her towns, and Sychem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.

Their heritage and their living-places were Beth-el and its daughter-towns, and Naaran to the east, and Gezer to the west, with its daughter-towns, as well as Shechem and its daughter-towns as far as Azzah and its daughter-towns;

29 And as far as the borders of the sons of Manasse, Baethsaan and her towns, Thanach and her towns, Mageddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In this the children of Joseph the son of Israel lived.

And by the limits of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, with their daughter-towns. In these the children of Joseph, the son of Israel, were living.

30 The sons of Aser; Jemna, and Suia, and Isui, and Beria, and Sore their sister.

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

31 And the sons of Beria; Chaber, and Melchiel; he [was] the father of Berthaith.

And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

32 And Chaber begot Japhlet, and Samer, and Chothan, and Sola their sister.

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

33 And the sons of Japhlet; Phasec, and Bamael, and Asith: these [are] the sons of Japhlet.

And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach and Bimhal and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.

34 And the sons of Semmer; Achir, and Rooga, and Jaba, and Aram.

And the sons of Shomer: Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram.

35 And the sons of Elam his brother; Sopha, and Imana, and Selles, and Amal.

And the sons of Hotham, his brother: Zophah and Imna and Shelesh and Amal.

36 The sons of Sopha; Sue, and Arnaphar, and Suda, and Barin, and Imran,

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

37 and Basan, and Oa, and Sama, and Salisa, and Jethra, and Beera.

Bezer and Hod and Shamma and Shilshah and Ithran and Beera.

38 And the sons of Jether, Jephina, and Phaspha, and Ara.

And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh and Pispah and Ara.

39 And the sons of Ola; Orech, Aniel, and Rasia.

And the sons of Ulla: Arah and Hanniel and Rizia.

40 All these [were] the sons of Aser, all heads of families, choice, mighty men, chief leaders: their number for battle array—their number [was] twenty-six thousand men.

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their families, specially strong men of war, chiefs of the rulers. They were recorded in the army for war, twenty-six thousand men in number.