1 Chronicles 7
1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—a total of four.
Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, 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.
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were family heads.
The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them leaders.
4 They had many wives and sons and so in their genealogy they list 36,000 battle-ready fighting men.
With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; 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.
Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.
6 Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Beker, 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.
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of ancestral houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
8 The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. These were all the sons of Beker.
The sons of Beker: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
9 Their genealogy included the family heads and 20,200 fighting men.
They were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.
10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Kenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these sons of Jediael were family heads. They had 17,200 battle-ready warriors.
All these were sons of Jediael, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.
12 Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.
And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher.
13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem, 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: Asriel, whom his Aramean secondary wife bore; she bore Makir 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 Makir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; 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.
Maacah the wife of Makir bore a son, and she named him Parash; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were all the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.
The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The sons of Shemida 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,
The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah 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 who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.
22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.
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.
He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his house.
24 Sheerah, his daughter, founded Lower and Upper Beth Horon together with Uzzen Sheerah.
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
Rephah was his son, and Resheph his son, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Nun his son and Joshua his son.
Nun his son, Joshua 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.
Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Aiah and its towns;
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 people of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the people of Joseph the son of Israel.
30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, the father of Birzaith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
Heber became the father of Japhlet, and Shemer, and Helem, and Shua their sister.
33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were all the sons of Japhlet.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.
34 The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, and Hubbah, and Aram.
35 The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
The sons of Helem his brother: 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 the sons of Imna:
37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Jether, and Beera.
38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.
39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
The sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.
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 people of Asher, heads of ancestral houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.
