1 Chronicles 5

1 And [the] sons of Reuben [the] firstborn of Israel for he [was] the firstborn and when profaned he [the] beds of father his it was given birthright his to [the] sons of Joseph [the] son of Israel and not to have themselves enrolled to the birthright.

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.

2 For Judah he was strong among brothers his and to a leader [was] from him and the birthright [belonged] to Joseph.

And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

3 [the] sons of Reuben [the] firstborn of Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi.

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 [the] descendants of Joel Shemaiah son his Gog son his Shimei son his.

The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5 Micah son his Reaiah son his Baal son his.

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 Beerah son his whom he took into exile Tiglath-pileser [the] king of Assyria he [was] a leader of the Reubenite[s].

and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

7 And relatives his to clans his by genealogical enrolment to generations their [were] the chief Jeiel and Zechariah.

His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,

8 And Bela [the] son of Azaz [the] son of Shema [the] son of Joel he [was] dwelling in Aroer and to Nebo and Baal Meon.

and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

9 And to the east he dwelt till to [the] entrance of [the] wilderness from the river Euphrates for livestock their they had increased in [the] land of Gilead.

They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.

10 And in [the] days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites and they fell by hand their and they dwelt in tents their on all [the] face of [the] east of Gilead.

During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the homes of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.

11 And [the] descendants of Gad to before them they dwelt in [the] land of Bashan to Salecah.

The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

12 Joel [was] the chief and Shapham [was] the second and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.

13 And relatives their to [the] house of ancestors their Michael and Meshullam and Sheba and Jorai and Jakan and Zia and Eber seven.

Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.

14 These - [were] [the] sons of Abihail [the] son of Huri [the] son of Jaroah [the] son of Gilead [the] son of Michael [the] son of Jeshishai [the] son of Jahdo [the] son of Buz.

These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.

15 Ahi [the] son of Abdiel [the] son of Guni [was] chief of [the] house of ancestors their.

Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan and in daughters its and in all [the] pasture lands of Sharon on (extremities their. *LA(bh)*)

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.

17 All of them they had themselves enrolled in [the] days of Jotham [the] king of Judah and in [the] days Jeroboam [the] king of Israel.

All of them were reckoned in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 [the] descendants of Reuben and [the] Gadite[s] and [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh from [the] sons of strength men [who] carried shield and sword and [who] bent a bow and [who] were trained of warfare forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty [those who] went forth of war.

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.

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

They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

20 And they were helped on them and they were given in hand their the Hagrites and all [those] who [were] with them for to God they had cried out in the battle and he was entreated by them for they trusted in him.

And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

21 And they took captive livestock their camels their fifty thousand and sheep two hundred and fifty thousand and donkeys two thousand and person[s] of humankind one hundred thousand.

They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,

22 For slain [ones] many they fell for [was] from God the battle and they dwelt in place of them until the exile.

and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.

23 And [the] descendants of [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh they dwelt in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon and Senir and [the] mountain of Hermon they they multiplied.

Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).

24 And these [were] [the] chiefs of [the] house of ancestors their and Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel men mighty of strength men of names chiefs of [the] house of ancestors their.

These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.

25 And they acted unfaithfully against [the] God of ancestors their and they played [the] prostitute after [the] gods of [the] peoples of the land which he had destroyed God from before them.

But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

26 And he stirred up [the] God of Israel [the] spirit of - Pul [the] king of Assyria and [the] spirit of Tiglath-pileser [the] king of Assyria and he took into exile them to the Reubenite[s] and to the Gadite[s] and to [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh and he brought them to Halah and Habor and Hara and [the] river of Gozan until the day this.

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.