1 Chronicles 7
1 And sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four.
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
2 And sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of the house of their fathers, [even] of Tola, mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David [is] twenty-two thousand and six hundred.
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
3 And sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah; and sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, Hamishah—all of them heads.
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
4 And beside them, by their generations, of the house of their fathers, [are] thirty-six thousand troops of the host of battle, for they multiplied wives and sons;
In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
5 and their brothers of all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogy, [are] eighty-seven thousand for the whole.
Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
6 Of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael—three.
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
7 And sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri—five; heads of a house of fathers, mighty men of valor, with their genealogy, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
8 And sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezar, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these [are] sons of Becher,
The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
9 with their genealogy, after their generations, heads of a house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.
Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
10 And sons of Jediael: Bilhan; and sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these [are] sons of Jediael, even heads of the fathers, mighty in valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred going out to the host for battle.
All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
12 And Shuppim and Huppim [are] sons of Ir, [and] Hushim [is] the son of Aher.
The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
13 Sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, sons of Bilhah.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.
14 Sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom Jaladah his Aramean concubine bore, with Machir father of Gilead.
The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took wives for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of the first [is] Maachah, and the name of the second Zelophehad, and Zelophehad has daughters.
Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 And Maachah wife of Machir bears a son and calls his name Peresh, and the name of his brother [is] Sheresh, and his sons [are] Ulam and Rakem.
Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 And son of Ulam: Bedan. These [are] sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh.
The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And the sons of Shemida are Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 And sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead; and men of Gath who are born in the land have slain them because they came down to take their livestock.
Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
22 And their father Ephraim mourns many days, and his brothers come to comfort him,
Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23 and he goes in to his wife, and she conceives and bears a son, and he calls his name Beriah, because his house had been in calamity—
And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
24 and his daughter [is] Sherah, and she builds Beth-Horon, the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah—
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
25 Rephah [is] his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.
Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 And their possession and their dwellings [are] Beth-El and its small towns, and Naaran to the east, and Gezer and its small towns to the west, and Shechem and its small towns, as far as Gaza and its small towns;
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
29 and by the parts of the sons of Manasseh [are] Beth-Shean and its small towns, Taanach and its small towns, Megiddo and its small towns, Dor and its small towns; the sons of Joseph, son of Israel, dwelt in these.
And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
30 Son of Asher: Imnah, and Ishve, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and their sister Serah.
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 And sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel—he [is] father of Birzavith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 And Heber begot Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua.
Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
33 And sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these [are] sons of Japhlet.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
34 And sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 And [each] son of his brother Helem: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 Sons 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 sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 And sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rezia.
The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these [are] sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, chosen ones, mighty in valor, heads of the princes, with their genealogy, for the host, for battle, their number [is] twenty-six thousand men.
All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
