1 Chronicles 7
1 Now the sons of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four.
Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders according to the houses of their kindred. From the stock of Tola, there were numbered, in the days of David, twenty-two thousand six hundred very strong men.
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.
3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah, from whom were born: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, and Isshiah; all five were leaders.
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
4 And with them, by their families and peoples, there were thirty-six thousand very strong men, girded for battle. And they had many wives and children.
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 Also, their brothers, throughout all the kindred of Issachar, were numbered as eighty-seven thousand, very fit for battle.
Their brothers amongst all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valour, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.
6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth and Iri, five leaders of families, also very fit for battle; and their number was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
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.
8 Now 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 the sons of Becher.
9 And they were numbered according to their families, by the leaders of their kindred, very strong in warfare, twenty thousand and two hundred.
They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand and two hundred.
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: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these were sons of Jediael, the leaders of their kindred, very strong men, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth to battle.
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.
12 Also, Shuppim and Huppim, the sons of Ir; and Hushim, sons of Aher.
So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.
13 Then the sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, sons of Bilhah.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.
14 Also, the son of Manasseh: Asriel. And his concubine, a Syrian, bore Machir, the father of Gilead.
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
15 Now Machir took wives for his sons, Huppim and Shuppim. And he had a sister named Maacah; but the name of the second was Zelophehad, and daughters were born to Zelophehad.
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.
16 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.
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.
17 Then the son of Ulam: Bedan. These are the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 And his sister, Regina, bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 Now 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, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, whose son was Zabad,
The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 and his son was Shuthelah, and his son was Ezer, and also Elead. But the men indigenous to Gath killed them, because they had descended to invade their possessions.
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.
22 And so their father, Ephraim, mourned for many days; and his brothers arrived, so that they might console him.
Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
23 And he entered to his wife; she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because he rose up during a time of evil for his house.
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.
24 Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah.
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah, from whom was born Tahan,
Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 who conceived Ladan. And his son was Ammihud, who conceived Elishama,
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 from whom was born Nun, who had Joshua as a son.
Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 Now their possessions and habitations were: Bethel with her daughters, and toward the east, Naaran, and toward the western region, Gezer and her daughters, as well as Shechem with her daughters, as far as Ayyah with her daughters;
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;
29 also, beside the sons of Manasseh, Bethshean and her daughters, Taanach and her daughters, Megiddo and her daughters, Dor and her daughters. In these places, there lived the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel.
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.
30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
31 And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, the same is the father of Birzaith.
The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 Now Heber conceived Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua.
Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are the sons of Japhlet.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
34 Then the sons of Shomer: Ahi, and Rohgah, and Jehubbah, and Aram.
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 And the sons of Helem, his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, 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 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 Then the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.
The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were sons of Asher, the leaders of families, elect and very strong rulers among rulers. And the number of those who were of an age that was fit for warfare was twenty-six thousand.
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.
