1 Chronicles 7

1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—a total of four.

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, four.

2 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.

And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

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

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.

4 They had many wives and sons and so in their genealogy they list 36,000 battle-ready fighting men.

And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.

5 The relatives who were warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar, according to their genealogy, were 87,000 in total.

And their brothers among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

6 Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

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

7 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.

And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

8 The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. These were all the sons of Beker.

And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

9 Their genealogy included the family heads and 20,200 fighting men.

And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

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

The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

11 All these sons of Jediael were family heads. They had 17,200 battle-ready warriors.

All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valor, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

12 Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.

Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.

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

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

14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel whose mother was his Aramean concubine. She was also the mother of Makir, the father of Gilead.

The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: (but his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead:

15 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.

And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah; ) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

16 Maacah, Makir's wife, had a son and called him Peresh. His brother was called Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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.

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

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

18 His sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

And his sister Hammoleketh bore Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

19 The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

And the sons of Shemidah 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,

And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

21 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.

And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.

22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.

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

23 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.

And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

24 Sheerah, his daughter, founded Lower and Upper Beth Horon together with Uzzen Sheerah.

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

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

And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son.

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

Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son.

27 Nun his son and Joshua his son.

Non his son, Jehoshuah his son.

28 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.

And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, to Gaza and the towns thereof:

29 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.

And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelled the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, the father of Birzaith.

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

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

And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were all the sons of Japhlet.

And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

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

And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

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

And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

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

The sons 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, Pispah, and Ara.

And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

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

And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.

40 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.

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.