1 Chronicles 7

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

Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

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.

Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans [descended from] them. In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king [of Israel].

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.

Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.

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 the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because 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.

In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.

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

[Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, 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.

Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans. In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.

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.

Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.

9 And they were registered by their genealogy by their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand two hundred.

In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.

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.

Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, 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.

They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.

12 And Shuppim, and Huppim, the children of Ir. — Hushim: the sons of Aher.

Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.

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

Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.

14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, ...whom she bore; his Syrian concubine bore Machir the father of Gilead.

[This is a list of] Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was 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.

Makir [had two wives]. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah. Another descendant [of Makir] was Zelophehad. Zelophehad [had no sons; he] 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.

Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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

Ulam’s son was Bedan. All those [men were considered to be] descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.

18 And his sister Moleketh bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 And the sons of Shemidah were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

[One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were 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,

[This is a list of] the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was [also named] Tahath.

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.

Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. [Ephraim’s other sons, ] Ezer and Elead, went to Gath [city] to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.

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

Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family 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.

Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] [again], and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah [which resembles the word ‘trouble’, ] because of the trouble that his family had experienced.

24 And his daughter was Sheerah; and she built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.

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

[Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.

26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.

27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.

Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].

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.

[This is a list of] the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended [north] as far as Ayyah and the nearby 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.

Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph.

30 The sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah; Serah their sister.

Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.

Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel 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. Their sister was Shua.

33 And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the sons of Japhlet.

Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.

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

Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35 And the sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, and Jimna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Jimrah,

Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Jithran, and Beera.

Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.

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

Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

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

[Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were 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 those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were brave warriors and excellent leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are [the names of] 26,000 men who served in the army.