1 Chronicles 7 ~ 1 Chronicles 7

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1 T he sons of Issachar were: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.

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

2 T he sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, Shemuel (Samuel)—heads of their fathers’ houses, descendants of Tola. They were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in David’s days was 22, 600.

And sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of the house of their fathers, of Tola, mighty of valour in their generations: their number in the days of David twenty and two thousand and six hundred.

3 T he son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, 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 A nd with them by their generations according to their fathers’ houses were units of the army for war, 36, 000, for they had many wives and children.

And beside them, by their generations, of the house of their fathers, troops of the host of battle, thirty and six thousand, for they multiplied wives and sons;

5 T heir kinsmen from all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, registered by genealogies, were in all 87, 000.

and their brethren of all the families of Issachar mighty of valour, eighty and seven thousand, all have their genealogy.

6 T he sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all.

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

7 T he sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five, heads of the houses of their fathers, mighty men of valor. By their genealogies they numbered 22, 034.

And sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of a house of fathers, mighty of valour, with their genealogy, twenty and two thousand, and thirty and four.

8 T he sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth, all 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 sons of Becher,

9 T he number of them by their genealogies by generations, as heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, was 20, 200.

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

10 T he 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 A ll these were the sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, 17, 200, able and fit for service in war.

All these sons of Jediael, even heads of the fathers, mighty in valour, seventeen thousand and two hundred going out to the host for battle.

12 S huppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim the son of Aher.

And Shuppim and Huppim sons of Ir; Hushim son of Aher.

13 T he sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, whose was Bilhah.

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

14 T he sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

Sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom Jaladah his Aramaean concubine bare, with Machir father of Gilead.

15 A nd Machir took as wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim; her name was Maacah. The name of a second, was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.

And Machir took wives for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of the one Maachah, and the name of the second Zelophehad, and Zelophehad hath daughters.

16 M aacah the wife of Machir bore a son; she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

And Maachah wife of Machir beareth a son and calleth his name Peresh, and the name of his brother Sheresh, and his sons Ulam and Rakem.

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

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

18 H is sister Hammolecheth bore Ishbod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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

19 T he sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

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

20 T he 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 Z abad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were slain by men of Gath born in the land, who had come down to steal the cattle.

and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead; and slain them have men of Gath who are born in the land, because they came down to take their cattle.

22 A nd Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

And Ephraim their father mourneth many days, and his brethren come in to comfort him,

23 T hen his wife conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Beriah, because calamity had befallen his house.

and he goeth in unto his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Beriah, because in evil had been his house, --

24 d aughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah.

and his daughter Sherah, and she buildeth Beth-Horon, the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah --

25 R ephah was his son, and Resheph; Resheph’s son was Telah, Tahan his son,

and Rephah his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

26 L adan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

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

27 N un his son, Joshua his son.

Non his son, Jehoshua his son.

28 A nd their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, and Shechem, and as far as Azzah (Gaza) with all their towns,

And their possession and their dwellings Beth-El and its small towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its small towns, and Shechem and its small towns, unto Gaza and its small towns;

29 A nd along the borders of the Manassites, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, with all their towns. In these dwelt the sons of Joseph son of Israel.

and by the parts of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-Shean and its small towns, Taanach and its small towns, Megiddo and its small towns, Dor and its small towns; in these dwelt the sons of Joseph son of Israel.

30 T he sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah; and Serah their sister.

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

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

And sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel -- he father of Birzavith.

32 H eber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.

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

33 T he sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.

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

34 T he sons of Shemer (Shomer) his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

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

35 T he sons of his brother Helem (Hotham): Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

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

36 T he sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

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

37 B ezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

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

38 T he sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

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

39 T he sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

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

40 A ll these were offspring of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, approved men, mighty warriors, chief of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies for service in war, was 26, 000 men.

All these sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, chosen ones, mighty in valour, heads of the princes, with their genealogy, for the host, for battle, their number twenty and six thousand men.