1 Chronicles 7

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

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

2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valour in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand and six hundred.

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.

3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

And sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah; and sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, Hamishah—all of them heads.

4 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.

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;

5 Their brothers amongst all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valour, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

and their brothers of all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogy, [are] eighty-seven thousand for the whole.

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

Of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael—three.

7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.

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.

8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

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,

9 They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand and two hundred.

with their genealogy, after their generations, heads of a house of their fathers, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.

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

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

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

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.

12 So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.

And Shuppim and Huppim [are] sons of Ir, [and] Hushim [is] the son of Aher.

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

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

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

Sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom Jaladah his Aramean concubine bore, with Machir father of Gilead.

15 Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.

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.

16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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.

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

And son of Ulam: Bedan. These [are] sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh.

18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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

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

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

20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

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

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

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.

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

And their father Ephraim mourns many days, and his brothers come to comfort him,

23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house.

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—

24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.

and his daughter [is] Sherah, and she builds Beth-Horon, the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah—

25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

Rephah [is] his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

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

Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

27 Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

Nun his son, Joshua his son.

28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

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;

29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.

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.

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

Son of Asher: Imnah, and Ishve, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and their sister Serah.

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

And sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel—he [is] father of Birzavith.

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

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

33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

And sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these [are] sons of Japhlet.

34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

And sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

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

And [each] son of his brother Helem: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

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

Sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

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

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

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

And sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

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

And sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rezia.

40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

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.