1 Chronicles 7

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

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

2 And the sons of Tola: Uzzi and Rephaiah and Jeriel and Jahmai and Ibsam and Shemuel, heads of their families; they were men of war; in the record of their generations their number in the time of David was twenty-two thousand, six hundred.

The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel. They were the heads of their fathers' houses, from the descendants of Tola and they were listed as mighty warriors among their generation. They numbered 22,600 in the days of David.

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

Uzzi's son was Izrahiah. His sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishijah, all five of them were clan leaders.

4 And with them, recorded in generations by their families, were bands of fighting-men, thirty-six thousand of them, for they had a great number of wives and sons.

Along with them they had thirty-six thousand troops for battle, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans, for they had many wives and sons.

5 And there were recorded among all the families of Issachar, great men of war, eighty-seven thousand.

Their relatives were fighting men from all the clans of Issachar, and they numbered in all, eighty-seven thousand fighting men, as listed in their genealogy.

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

Benjamin's three sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

7 And the sons of Bela: Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jerimoth and Iri, five; heads of their families, great men of war; there were twenty-two thousand and thirty-four of them recorded by their families.

Bela's five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were soldiers and heads of fathers' houses. Their people numbered 22,034 fighting men, according to the lists belonging to their ancestors' clans.

8 And the sons of Becher: Zemirah and Joash and Eliezer and Elioenai and Omri and Jerimoth and Abijah and Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

Beker's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were his sons.

9 And they were recorded by their generations, heads of their families, great men of war, twenty thousand, two hundred.

The lists of their clans numbered 20,200 heads of their fathers' houses and fighting men.

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

The son of Jediael was Bilhan. Bilhan's sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11 All these were the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their families, seventeen thousand, two hundred men of war, able to go out with the army for war.

All these were sons of Jediael. Listed in their clan lists were 17,200 heads of houses and fighting men fit for military service.

12 And Shuppim and Huppim. The sons of Dan, Hushim his son, one.

(The Shuppites and the Huppites were sons of Ir, and the Hushites were sons of Aher.)

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

Naphtali's sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These were Bilhah's grandsons.

14 The sons of Manasseh by his servant-wife, the Aramaean woman: she gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead;

Manasseh had a male child named Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore. She also gave birth to Makir, Gilead's father.

15 (And Gilead took a wife, whose name was Maacah, and his sister's name was Hammoleketh; ) and the name of his brother was Zelophehad, who was the father of daughters.

Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. A sister's name was Maakah. Another of Manasseh's descendants was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

16 And Maacah, the wife of Gilead, gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Peresh; and his brother was named Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

Maakah wife of Makir, bore a son and she called him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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

Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the descendants of Gilead son of Makir son of Manasseh.

18 And his sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.

Gilead's sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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

The sons of Shemida were 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 were as follows: Ephraim's son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah's son was Bered. Bered's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Eleadah. Eleadah's son was Tahath.

21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath, who had been living in the land from their birth, put to death, because they came down to take away their cattle.

Tahath's son was Zabad. Zabad's son was Shuthelah. (Ezer and Elead were killed by men of Gath, natives in the land, when they went to steal their cattle.

22 And for a long time Ephraim their father went on weeping for them, and his brothers came to give him comfort.

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

23 After that, he had connection with his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to a son, to whom his father gave the name of Beriah, because trouble had come on his family.

He slept with his wife. She conceived and bore a son. Ephraim called him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his family.)

24 And his daughter was Sheerah, the builder of Beth-horon the lower and the higher, and Uzzen-sheerah.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.

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

His son was Rephah. Rephah's son was Resheph. Resheph's son was Telah. Telah's son was Tahan.

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

Tahan's son was Ladan. Ladan's son was Ammihud. Ammihud's son was Elishama.

27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.

Elishama's son was Nun. Nun's son was Joshua.

28 Their heritage and their living-places were Beth-el and its daughter-towns, and Naaran to the east, and Gezer to the west, with its daughter-towns, as well as Shechem and its daughter-towns as far as Azzah and its daughter-towns;

Their possessions and residences were Bethel and its surrounding villages. They extended eastward to Naaran and westward to Gezer and its villages, and to Shechem and its villages to Ayyah and its villages.

29 And by the limits of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, with their daughter-towns. In these the children of Joseph, the son of Israel, were living.

On the border with Manasseh were Beth Shan and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these towns the descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived.

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

Asher's sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.

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

Beriah's sons were Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

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

Heber's sons were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Shua was their sister.

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

Japhlet's sons were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's children.

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

Shomer, Japhlet's brother, had these sons: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

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

Shemer's brother, Helem, had these sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

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

Zophah's sons were 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 Pispah and Ara.

Jether's sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

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

Ulla's sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their families, specially strong men of war, chiefs of the rulers. They were recorded in the army for war, twenty-six thousand men in number.

All these were descendants of Asher. They were ancestors of the clans, heads of fathers' houses, distinguished men, fighting men, and chief among the leaders. There were twenty-six thousand men listed who were fit for military service, according to their numbered lists.