1 Chronicles 7
1 Now the sons of Issachar were Thola, and Phua, Jasub and Simeron, four.
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—a total of four.
2 The sons of Thola: Ozi and Raphaia, and Jeriel, and Jemai, and Jebsem, and Samuel, chiefs of the houses of their kindreds. Of the posterity of Thola were numbered in the days of David, two and twenty thousand six hundred most valiant men.
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel—leaders of their families. In the time of David, the descendants of Tola listed in their genealogy a total of 22,600 warriors.
3 The sons of Ozi: Izrahia, of whom were born Michael, and Obadia, and Joel, and Jesia, five all great men.
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were family heads.
4 And there were with them by their families and peoples, six and thirty thousand most valiant men ready for war: for they had many wives and children.
They had many wives and sons and so in their genealogy they list 36,000 battle-ready fighting men.
5 Their brethren also throughout all the house of Issachar, were numbered fourscore and seven thousand most valiant men for war.
The relatives who were warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar, according to their genealogy, were 87,000 in total.
6 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, and Bechor, and Jadihel, three.
Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
7 The sons of Bela: Esbon, and Ozi, and Ozial, and Jerimoth and Urai, five chiefs of their families, and most valiant warriors, and their number was twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, leaders of their families—a total of five. They had 22,034 fighting men according to their genealogy.
8 And the sons of Bechor were Zamira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Amai, and Jerimoth, and Abia, and Anathoth, and Almath: all these were the sons of Bechor.
The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. These were all the sons of Beker.
9 And they were numbered by the families, heads of their kindreds, most valiant men for war, twenty thousand and two hundred.
Their genealogy included the family heads and 20,200 fighting men.
10 And the son of Jadihel: Balan. And the sons of Balan: Jehus and Benjamin and Aod, and Chanana, and Zethan and Tharsis, and Ahisahar.
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these were sons of Jadihel, heads of their kindreds, most valiant men, seventeen thousand and two hundred fit to go out to war.
All these sons of Jediael were family heads. They had 17,200 battle-ready warriors.
12 Sepham also and Hapham the sons of Hir: and Hasim the sons of Aher.
Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.
13 And the sons of Nephtali were Jasiel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Sellum, sons of Bala.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
14 And the son of Manasses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bore Machir the father of Galaad.
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel whose mother was his Aramean concubine. She was also the mother of Makir, the father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took wives for his sons Happhim, and Saphan: and he had a sister named Maacha: the name of the second was Salphaad, and Salphaad had daughters.
Makir found a wife for Huppim and a wife for Shuppim. His sister's name was Maacah. The second was called Zelophehad. She only had daughters.
16 And Maacha the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Phares: and the name of his brother was Sares: and his sons were Ulam and Recen.
Maacah, Makir's wife, had a son and called him Peresh. His brother was called Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17 And the son of Ulam, Baden. These are the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir the son of Manasses.
The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were all the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister named Queen bore Goodlyman, and Abiezer, and Mohola.
His sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And the sons of Semida were Ahiu, and Sechem, and Leci and Aniam.
The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 And the sons of Ephraim were Suthala, Bared his son, Thahath his son, Elada his son, Thahath his son, and his son Zabad,
The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 And his son Suthala, and his son Ezer, and Elad: and the men of Geth born in the land slew them, because they came down to invade their possessions.
Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the men who were living in Gath when they went there to try and steal their livestock.
22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
Their father Ephraim mourned for them a long time, 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 Beria, because he was born when it went evil with his house:
Then he slept with his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom he named him Beriah because of this family tragedy.
24 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.
Sheerah, his daughter, founded Lower and Upper Beth Horon together with Uzzen Sheerah.
25 And Rapha was his son, and Reseph, and Thale, of whom was born Thaan,
Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 Who begot Laadan: and his son was Ammiud, who beget Elisama,
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Of whom was born Nun, who had Josue for his son.
Nun his son and Joshua his son.
28 And their possessions and habitations were Bethel with her daughters, and eastward Noran, and westward Gazer and her daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as far as Ass with her daughters.
The land they owned and the places they lived included Bethel and nearby towns, from Naaran to the east to Gezer and its towns to the west, and Shechem and its towns up to Ayyah and its towns.
29 And by the borders of the sons of Manasses Bethsan and her daughters, Thanach and her daughters, Mageddo and her daughters: Dor and her daughters: in these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel.
On the border with Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, along with their towns. These were the towns where the descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived.
30 The children of Aser were Jemna, and Jesua, and Jessui, and Baria, and Sara their sister.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31 And the sons of Baria: Haber, and Melchiel: he is the father of Barsaith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, the father of Birzaith.
32 And Heber beget Jephlat, and Somer, and Hotham, and Suaa their sister.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
33 The sons of Jephlat: Phosech, and Chamaal, and Asoth: these are the sons of Jephlat.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were all the sons of Japhlet.
34 And the sons of Somer: Ahi, and Roaga, and Haba, and Aram.
The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 And the sons of Helem his brother: Supha, and Jemna, and Selles, and Amal.
The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Supha: Sue, Hernapher, and Sual, and Beri, and Jamra.
The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Bosor and Hod, and Samma, and Salusa, and Jethran, and Bera.
Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sons of Jether: Jephone, and Phaspha, and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 And the sons of Olla: Aree, and Haniel, and Resia.
The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were sons of Aser, heads of their families, choice and most valiant captains of captains: and the number of them that were of the age that was fit for war, was six and twenty thousand.
These were all descendants of Asher—family heads, proven men, strong warriors, and great leaders. According to their genealogy, they had 26,000 battle-ready warriors.
