1 Chronicles 7

1 And, to the sons of Issachar, belonged, Tola and Push, Jashib and Shimron, four.

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.

2 And, the sons of Tola, were Uzzi and Rephaiah and Jeriel and Jahmai and Ibsam and Shemuel, chiefs of their ancestral house, pertaining to Tola, heroes of valour, in their generations, —their number, in the days of David, 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, the sons of Uzzi, Izrahiah, —and, the sons of Izrahiah, Michael and Obadiah and Joel, Isshiah—five, chiefs, all of them;

The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.

4 and, with them by their generations, pertaining to their ancestral house, were bands of a host for war, thirty-six thousand, —for they had many 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 brethren, of all the families of Issachar, heroes of great valour, were eighty-seven thousand, when they had, all, registered themselves.

Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.

6 Benjamin, Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.

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

7 And, the sons of Bela, Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jerimoth and Iri, five, chiefs of the ancestral house, heroes of great valour, —who, when they had registered themselves, were 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, the sons of Becher, Zemirah and Joash and Eliezer and Elioenai and Omri, and Jeremoth and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these, were sons of Becher.

The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.

9 And, when they had registered themselves by their generations, the chiefs of their ancestral house, the heroes of valour, were twenty thousand and two hundred.

Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.

10 And, the sons of Jediael, Bilhan, —and, the sons of Bilhan, Jeish and Benjamin and Ehud and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahah.

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

11 All these—sons of Jediael, by ancestral chiefs, heroes of great valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred, ready to go forth as a host to war: —

All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.

12 Shuppim also and Huppim, sons of Ir, Hushim sons of Aher.

The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

13 the 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 The sons of Manasseh, Asriel, whom, [his wife] bare, —his concubine, the Syrian, bare Machir the father of Gilead;

The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.

15 and, Machir, took a wife pertaining to Huppim and Shuppim, and, the name of his sister, was Maacah, and, the name of the second, Zelophehad, —and, Zelophehad, had, 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 So then Maacah, wife of Machir, bare a son, and called his name Peresh, and, the name of his brother, was Sheresh, —and, his sons, were 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, the sons of Ulam, Bedan. These, were the 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, bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 And, the sons of Shemida, were Ahian and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

20 And, the sons of Ephraim, Shuthelah, —and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah 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, —but the men of Gath who had been born in the land slew them, because they had come down to take away their cattle.

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 Ephraim their father mourned many days, —and his brethren came to comfort him.

Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

23 And he went in unto his wife, and she conceived, and bare a son, —and he called his name, Beriah, because, in misfortune, was she in his house.

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, was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, —and Uzzen-sheerah.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.

25 And Rephah 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 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, —

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

27 Non his son, Joshua his son.

Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

28 And, their possessions, and their dwellings, were Bethel, and the villages thereof; and, eastward, Naaran, and, westward, Gezer, and the villages thereof, and Shechem, and the villages thereof, —as far as Aiyah, and the villages thereof; —

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, on the sides of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and the villages thereof, Taanach and the villages thereof, Megiddo and the villages thereof, Dor and the villages thereof. In these, dwelt the sons of Joseph, son of Israel.

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 The sons of Asher, Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi and Beriah, —and Serah their sister.

The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

31 And, the sons of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, —the same, was the father of Birzaith.

The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

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

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

33 And, the sons of Japhlet, Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These, were the sons of Japhlet.

The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.

34 And, the sons of Shemer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Jahbah, and Aram.

The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

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

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

36 The 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, the sons of Jether, Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

39 And, the sons of Ulla, Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

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

40 All these, were sons of Asher, chiefs of the ancestral house, choice men, heroes of great valour, chiefs of the leaders, —and, when they registered themselves, in host, for war, the number of the men, was twenty-six thousand.

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.