1 Chronicles 7

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

Now the sons of Issachar were Thola, and Phua, Jasub and Simeron, 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].

The sons of Thola: Ozi and Raphaia, and Jeriel, and Jemai, and Jebsem, and Samuel, chiefs of the houses of their kindreds. Of the posterity of Thola were numbered in the days of David, two and twenty thousand six hundred most valiant men.

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.

The sons of Ozi: Izrahia, of whom were born Michael, and Obadia, and Joel, and Jesia, five all great 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 there were with them by their families and peoples, six and thirty thousand most valiant men ready for war: for they had many wives and children.

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

Their brethren also throughout all the house of Issachar, were numbered fourscore and seven thousand most valiant men for war.

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

The sons of Benjamin were Bela, and Bechor, and Jadihel, 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.

The sons of Bela: Esbon, and Ozi, and Ozial, and Jerimoth and Urai, five chiefs of their families, and most valiant warriors, and their number was 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 Bechor were Zamira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Amai, and Jerimoth, and Abia, and Anathoth, and Almath: all these were the sons of Bechor.

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 numbered by the families, heads of their kindreds, most valiant men for war, 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 son of Jadihel: Balan. And the sons of Balan: Jehus and Benjamin and Aod, and Chanana, and Zethan and Tharsis, and Ahisahar.

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 Jadihel, heads of their kindreds, most valiant men, seventeen thousand and two hundred fit to go out to war.

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

Sepham also and Hapham the sons of Hir: and Hasim the sons of Aher.

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

And the sons of Nephtali were Jasiel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Sellum, sons of Bala.

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.

And the son of Manasses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bore Machir the father of Galaad.

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 wives for his sons Happhim, and Saphan: and he had a sister named Maacha: the name of the second was Salphaad, and Salphaad 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 Maacha the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Phares: and the name of his brother was Sares: and his sons were Ulam and Recen.

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, Baden. These are the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir the son of Manasses.

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

And his sister named Queen bore Goodlyman, and Abiezer, and Mohola.

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

And the sons of Semida were Ahiu, and Sechem, and Leci 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 were Suthala, Bared his son, Thahath his son, Elada his son, Thahath his son, and his son Zabad,

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 his son Suthala, and his son Ezer, and Elad: and the men of Geth born in the land slew them, because they came down to invade their possessions.

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 brethren 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 Beria, because he was born when 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 Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.

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

And Rapha was his son, and Reseph, and Thale, of whom was born Thaan,

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

Who begot Laadan: and his son was Ammiud, who beget Elisama,

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

Of whom was born Nun, who had Josue for 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 with her daughters, and eastward Noran, and westward Gazer and her daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as far as Ass with her daughters.

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 Manasses Bethsan and her daughters, Thanach and her daughters, Mageddo and her daughters: Dor and her daughters: in these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel.

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

The children of Aser were Jemna, and Jesua, and Jessui, and Baria, and Sara their sister.

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

And the sons of Baria: Haber, and Melchiel: he is the father of Barsaith.

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

And Heber beget Jephlat, and Somer, and Hotham, and Suaa their sister.

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

The sons of Jephlat: Phosech, and Chamaal, and Asoth: these are the sons of Jephlat.

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

And the sons of Somer: Ahi, and Roaga, and Haba, 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: Supha, and Jemna, and Selles, and Amal.

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

The sons of Supha: Sue, Hernapher, and Sual, and Beri, and Jamra.

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

Bosor and Hod, and Samma, and Salusa, and Jethran, and Bera.

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

The sons of Jether: Jephone, and Phaspha, and Ara.

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

And the sons of Olla: Aree, and Haniel, and Resia.

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 sons of Aser, heads of their families, choice and most valiant captains of captains: and the number of them that were of the age that was fit for war, was six and twenty thousand.