1 Chronicles 7

1 Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

And of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

2 Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans [descended from] them. In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king [of Israel].

And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, namely, of Tola, mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand and six hundred.

3 Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.

And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

4 In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.

And with them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons.

5 In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.

And their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

6 [Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

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

7 Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans. In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.

And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor. And they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

8 Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.

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 the sons of Becher.

9 In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.

And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.

10 Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11 They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.

All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.

12 Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.

Also the Shuppim, and the Huppim, the sons of Ir, and the Hushim, the sons of Aher.

13 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.

The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

14 [This is a list of] Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.

15 Makir [had two wives]. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah. Another descendant [of Makir] was Zelophehad. Zelophehad [had no sons; he] had only daughters.

And Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah, and the name of the second was Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.

16 Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.

And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. And the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 Ulam’s son was Bedan. All those [men were considered to be] descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.

And the son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

18 Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 [One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

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

20 [This is a list of] the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was [also named] Tahath.

And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

21 Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. [Ephraim’s other sons, ] Ezer and Elead, went to Gath [city] to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.

and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their cattle.

22 Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.

And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

23 Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] [again], and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah [which resembles the word ‘trouble’, ] because of the trouble that his family had experienced.

And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

24 Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.

And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

25 [Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.

And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

26 Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.

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

27 Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].

Nun his son, Joshua his son.

28 [This is a list of] the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended [north] as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages.

And their possessions and habitations were Bethel and the towns of it, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns of it, also Shechem and the towns of it, to Azzah and the towns of it,

29 Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph.

and by the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

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

31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith

And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

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

And Heber begot Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

33 Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.

And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.

34 Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

35 Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

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

36 Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.

Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

38 Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

39 [Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

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

40 All those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were brave warriors and excellent leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are [the names of] 26,000 men who served in the army.

All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the rulers. And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.