1 Chronicles 7
1 And the sonnes of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Iashub, and Shimron, foure,
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—a total of four.
2 And the sonnes of Tola, Vzzi, and Rephaiah, and Ieriel, and Iahmai, and Iibsam, and Shemuel, heads in the housholdes of their fathers. Of Tola were valiant men of warre in their generations, whose nomber was in the dayes of Dauid two and twentie thousand, and sixe hundreth.
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 And the sonne of Vzzi was Izrahaiah, and the sonnes of Izrahaiah, Michael, and Obadiah, and Ioel, and Isshiah, fiue men all princes.
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were family heads.
4 And with them in their generations after the houshold of their fathers were bandes of men of warre for battel, sixe and thirtie thousand: for they had many wiues and children.
They had many wives and sons and so in their genealogy they list 36,000 battle-ready fighting men.
5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of warre, rekoned in all by their genealogies foure score and seuen thousand.
The relatives who were warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar, according to their genealogy, were 87,000 in total.
6 The sonnes of Beniamin were Bela, and Becher, and Iediael, three.
Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
7 And the sonnes of Bela, Ezbon, and Vzzi, and Vzziel, and Ierimoth, and Iri, fiue heads of the housholds of their fathers, valiant men of warre, and were rekoned by their genealogies, two and twentie thousand and thirtie and foure.
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 sonnes of Becher, Zemirah, and Ioash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Ierimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth: all these were the sonnes of Becher.
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 nombred by their genealogies according to their generations, and the chiefe of the houses of their fathers, valiant men of warre, twenty thousand and two hundreth.
Their genealogy included the family heads and 20,200 fighting men.
10 And the sonne of Iediael was Bilhan, and the sonnes of Bilhan, Ieush, and Beniamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these were the sonnes of Iediael, chiefe of the fathers, valiant men of warre, seuenteene thousand and two hundreth, marching in battel aray to the warre.
All these sons of Jediael were family heads. They had 17,200 battle-ready warriors.
12 And Shuppim, and Huppim were ye sonnes of Ir, but Hushim was the sonne of another.
Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.
13 The sonnes of Naphtali, Iahziel, and Guni, and Iezer, and Shallum of the sonnes of Bilhah.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
14 The sonne of Manasseh was Ashriel whom she bare vnto him, but his concubine of Aram bare Machir the father of Gilead.
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 tooke to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second sonne was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad 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 Maachah the wife of Machir bare a sonne, and called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh: and his sonnes were Vlam and Rakem.
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 sonne of Vlam was Bedan. These were the sonnes of Gilead the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh.
The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were all the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister Molecheth bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
His sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And the sonnes of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 The sonnes also of Ephraim were Shuthelah, and Bered his sonne, and Tahath his sonne, and his sonne Eladah, and Tahath his sonne,
The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 And Zabad his sonne, and Shuthelah his sonne, and Ezer, and Elead: and the men of Gath that were borne in the land, slewe them, because they came downe to take away their cattel.
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 Therefore Ephraim their father mourned many dayes, 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 when he went in to his wife, she conceiued, and bare him a sonne, and he called his name Beriah, because affliction was in 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 Sherah, which built Beth-horon the nether, and the vpper, and Vzzen Sheerah.
Sheerah, his daughter, founded Lower and Upper Beth Horon together with Uzzen Sheerah.
25 And Rephah was his sonne, and Resheph, and Telah his sonne, and Tahan his sonne,
Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 Laadan his sonne, Ammihud his sonne, Elishama his sonne,
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Non his sonne, Iehoshua his sonne.
Nun his son and Joshua his son.
28 And their possessions and their habitations were Beth-el, and the villages thereof, and Eastward Naaran, and Westwarde Gezer with the villages thereof, Shechem also and the villages thereof, vnto Azzah, and the villages thereof,
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 places of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her villages, Taanach and her villages, Megiddo and her villages, Dor and her villages. In those dwelt the children of Ioseph the sonne 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 sonnes of Asher were Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31 And the sonnes of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, which is the father of Birzauith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, the father of Birzaith.
32 And Heber begate Iaphlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shuah their sister.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
33 And the sonnes of Iaphlet were Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashuath: these were the children of Iaphlet.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were all the sons of Japhlet.
34 And the sonnes of Shamer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Iehubbah, and Aram.
The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 And the sonnes of his brother Helem were Zophah, and Iimna, and Shelesh and Amal.
The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sonnes of Zophah, Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 Bezer and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 And the sonnes of Iether, Iephunneh, and Pispa and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
39 And the sonnes of Vlla, Harah, and Haniel, and Rizia.
The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the children of Asher, the heads of their fathers houses, noble men, valiant men of warre and chiefe princes, and they were rekoned by their genealogies for warre and for battell to the nomber of sixe and twentie thousand men.
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.
