1 Chronicles 7
1 And the sons of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four.
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
2 And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers' houses, of Tola, valiant men of might in their generations; their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
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.
3 And the sons of Uzzi: Jizrahiah; and the sons of Jizrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, [and] Jishijah, five; all of them chief men.
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
4 And with them by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were military bands for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.
In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar valiant men of might, registered by genealogy, in all eighty-seven thousand.
Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
6 [The sons of] Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
7 And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valour; and they were registered by their genealogy twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
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.
8 And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were the sons of Becher.
The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
9 And they were registered by their genealogy by their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand two hundred.
Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
10 And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan; and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these were the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, seventeen thousand two hundred, fit for service for war.
All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
12 And Shuppim, and Huppim, the children of Ir. — Hushim: the sons of Aher.
The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.
14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, ...whom she bore; his Syrian concubine bore Machir the father of Gilead.
The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took a wife [the sister] of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second [son] was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
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.
16 And Maachah 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.
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.
17 And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister Moleketh bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And the sons of Shemidah were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elad. And the men of Gath born in the land slew them, because they came down to take their cattle.
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.
22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23 And he went in to his wife; and she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, for [he was born] when calamity was in his house.
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.
24 And his daughter was Sheerah; and she built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
25 And his son was Rephah, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 And their possession and dwelling-places were Bethel and its dependent villages, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer and its dependent villages, and Shechem and its dependent villages as far as to Gazah and its dependent villages.
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.
29 And in the hands of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its dependent villages, Taanach and its dependent villages, Megiddo and its dependent villages, Dor and its dependent villages. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
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.
30 The sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; Serah their sister.
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 And Heber begot Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
33 And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the sons of Japhlet.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
34 And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and Hubbah, and Aram.
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 And the sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, and Jimna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Jimrah,
The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Jithran, and Beera.
Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 And the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.
The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the sons of Asher, heads of fathers' houses, choice men, mighty of valour, chiefs of the princes. And their number according to their genealogy, registered as fit for service for war, was twenty-six thousand men.
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.
