v.1-5
Issachar's Record
v.1
The sons
of Issachar:
Tola,
Puah, Jashub and Shimron – four in all.
v.2
The
sons of Tola:
Uzzi,
Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel – heads of their
families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed
as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.
v.3
The
son of Uzzi:
Izrahiah.
The
sons of Izrahiah:
Michael,
Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs.
v.4
According
to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle,
for they had many wives and children.
v.5
The
relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of
Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.
v.6-12
Benjamin's Record
v.6
Three
sons of Benjamin:
Bela,
Beker and Jediael.
v.7
The
sons of Bela:
Ezbon,
Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families – five
in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
v.8
The
sons of Beker:
Zemirah,
Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and
Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
v.9
Their
genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting
men.
v.10
The
son of Jediael:
Bilhan.
The
sons of Bilhan:
Jeush,
Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
v.11
All
these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200
fighting men ready to go out to war.
v.12
The
Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites
the descendants of Aher.
v.13
Naphtali's Record
v.13
The
sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel,
Guni, Jezer and Shillem – the descendants of Bilhah.
v.14-19
Manasseh's Record
v.14
The
descendants of Manasseh:
Asriel
was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth
to Makir the father of Gilead.
v.15
Makir
took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister's
name was Maakah.
Another
descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
v.16
Makir's
wife Maakah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother
was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
v.17
The
son of Ulam: Bedan.
These
were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
v.18
His
sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
v.19
The
sons of Shemida were:
Ahian,
Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.
v.20-29
Ephraim's Record
v.20
The
descendants of Ephraim:
Shuthelah,
Bered his son,
Tahath
his son, Eleadah his son,
Tahath
his son,
v.21
Zabad
his son
and
Shuthelah his son.
Ezer
and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they
went down to seize their livestock.
v.22
Their
father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came
to comfort him.
v.23
Then
he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave
birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune
in his family.
v.24
His
daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as
well as Uzzen Sheerah.
v.25
Rephah
was his son, Resheph his son,
Telah
his son, Tahan his son,
v.26
Ladan
his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama
his son,
v.27
Nun
his son
and
Joshua his son.
v.28
Their
lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages,
Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem
and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.
v.29
Along
the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor,
together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of
Israel lived in these towns.
v.30-40
Asher's Record
v.30
The
sons of Asher:
Imnah,
Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
v.31
The
sons of Beriah:
Heber
and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
v.32
Heber
was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister
Shua.
v.33
The
sons of Japhlet:
Pasak,
Bimhal and Ashvath.
These
were Japhlet's sons.
v.34
The
sons of Shomer:
Ahi,
Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.
v.35
The
sons of his brother Helem:
Zophah,
Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
v.36
The
sons of Zophah:
Suah,
Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
v.37
Bezer,
Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran[ f
] and Beera.
v.38
The
sons of Jether:
Jephunneh,
Pispah and Ara.
v.39
The
sons of Ulla:
Arah,
Hanniel and Rizia.
v.40
All
these were descendants of Asher – heads of families, choice
men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men
ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.
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