1 Chronicles 5

1 And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel—for he was the first-born; but, when the defiled his father's bed, was his birthright given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: so that the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the first-birth.

And the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel (for he [was] the first-born; but because of his going up to his father's couch, [his father] gave his blessing to his son Joseph, [even] the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as first-born;

2 For Judah became the mightiest of his brothers, and the prince descended from him: while the first-birthright belonged to Joseph, —

for Judas [was] very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing [was] Joseph's).

3 The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel were, Chanoch, and Pallu, Chezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel; Enoch, and Phallus, Asrom, and Charmi.

4 The sons of Joel: Shema'yah his son, Gog his son, Shim'i his son,

The sons of Joel; Semei, and Banaia his son: and the sons of Gug the son of Semei.

5 Michah his son, Reayah his son, Ba'al his son,

His son [was] Micha, his son Recha, his son Joel,

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneesser the king of Assyria carried into exile: he was the prince of the Reubenites.

his son Beel, whom Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria carried away captive: he [is] the chief of the Rubenites.

7 And his brethren by their families, according to their genealogy after their generations, were, the chief, Je'iel, and Zecharyahu,

And his brethren in his family, in their distribution according to their generations; the chief, Joel, and Zacharia.

8 And Bela' the son of 'Azaz, the son of Shema', the son of Joel, who dwelt in 'Aro'er, and as far as Nebo and Ba'al-me'on;

And Balec the son of Azuz, the son of Sama, the son of Joel: he dwelt in Aroer, and even to Naban, and Beelmasson.

9 And to the eastward he dwelt as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates; because their cattle were numerous in the land of Gil'ad.

And he dwelt eastward to the borders of the wilderness, from the river Euphrates: for they had much cattle in the land of Galaad.

10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarenes, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents in the whole front of the land to the east of Gil'ad.

And in the days of Saul they made war upon the sojourners [in the land]; and they fell into their hands, all of them dwelling in their tents eastward of Galaad.

11 And the children of Gad dwelt alongside of them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salchah.

The sons of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Basan even to Sela.

12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Ja'nai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

Joel the first-born, and Sapham the second, and Janin the scribe in Basan.

13 And their brethren according to their family divisions were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba', and Jorai, and Ya'kan, and Zia', and 'Eber, seven.

And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers; Michael, Mosollam, and Sebee, and Joree, and Joachan, and Zue, and Obed, seven.

14 These are the children of Abichayil the son of Churi, the son of Jaroach, the son of Gil'ad, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jachdo, the son of Buz:

These [are] the sons of Abichaia the son of Uri, the son of Idai, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesai, the son of Jeddai, the son of Buz,

15 Achi the son of Abdiel the son of Guni, the chief of their family division.

[who was] the brother of the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, [he was] chief of the house of their families.

16 And they dwelt in Gil'ad, in Bashan, and in its minor towns, and in all the open districts of Sharon, as far as their terminations.

They dwelt in Galaad, in Basan, and in their villages, and [in] all the country round about Saron to the border.

17 All these were recorded by their genealogies in the days of Jotham the king of Judah, and in the days of Jerobo'am the king of Israel.

The enumeration of [them] all took place in the days of Joatham king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Menasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, and to draw the bow, and practised in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and sixty, that went out to the army.

The sons of Ruben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasse, of mighty men, bearing shields and sword, and bending the bow, and skilled in war, [were] forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going forth to battle.

19 And they made war with the Hagarenes, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.

And they made war with the Agarenes, and Itureans, and Naphiseans, and Nadabeans,

20 And they obtained help against them, and the Hagarenes were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for to God they cried in the battle, and he was entreated by them; because they put their trust in him.

and they prevailed against them: and the Agaraeans were given into their hands, [they] and all their tents: for they cried to God in the battle, and he hearkened to them, because they trusted on him.

21 And they led away captive their cattle: of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of human beings one hundred thousand.

And they took captive their store; five thousand camels, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men.

22 For there fell down many slain; because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the exile.

For many fell slain, because the war [was] of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.

23 And the children of the half tribe of Menasseh dwelt in the land: from Bashan unto Ba'al-chermon and Senir and mount Chermon were they numerous.

And the half-tribe of Manasse dwelt from Basan to Baal, Ermon, and Sanir, and [to] the mount Aermon: and they increased in Libanus.

24 And these were the heads of their family divisions: namely, 'Epher, and Yish'i, and Eliel, and 'Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodavyah, and Jachdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, [and] heads of their family divisions.

And these were the heads of the houses of their families; Opher, and Sei, and Eliel, and Jeremia, and Oduia, and Jediel, mighty men of valour, men of renown, heads of the houses of their families.

25 But they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the people of the land, whom God had destroyed from before them.

But they rebelled against the God of their fathers, and went a-whoring after the gods of the nations of the land, whom God cast out from before them.

26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul the king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilnesser the king of Assyria, and he carried them into exile, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Menasseh, and brought them unto Chalach, and Chabor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, even until this day.

And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phaloch king of Assyria, and the spirit of Thagla-phallasar king of Assyria, and carried away Ruben and Gaddi, and the half-tribe of Manasse, and brought them to Chaach, and Chabor, and to the river Gozan, until this day.