1 ¶ Now the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; and he was not counted as the firstborn.

And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, inasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; but the genealogy is not registered according to the birthright,

2 F or Judah prevailed above his brethren and was their prince, but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph's),

3 T he sons, therefore, of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

—the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch and Phallu, Hezron and Carmi.

4 T he sons of Joel: Shemaiah, his son, Gog, his son, Shimei, his son,

The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5 M icah, his son, Reaia, his son, Baal, his son,

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 B eerah, his son, whom Tilgathpilneser, king of Assyria, carried away captive. He was prince of the Reubenites.

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

7 A nd his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, had as princes, Jeiel and Zechariah.

And his brethren by their families, in the genealogical register of their generations, were: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8 A nd Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, dwelt in Aroer, even until Nebo and Baalmeon.

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;

9 A nd eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their livestock were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

and eastward he dwelt as far as the entrance to the wilderness from the river Euphrates; for their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 A nd in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand, and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the east side of Gilead.

11 A nd the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah.

And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan, as far as Salcah:

12 J oel, the chief, and Shapham, second, and Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan.

Joel was the chief and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 A nd their brethren of the house of their fathers were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Heber, seven.

And their brethren according to their fathers' houses were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jaachan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.

14 T hese were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.

—These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz:

15 A lso Ahi, the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was the prince of the house of their fathers.

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their fathers' house.

16 A nd they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan and in her towns and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their goings forth.

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasture-grounds of Sharon, as far as their limits.

17 A ll these were reckoned by their generations in the days of Jotham, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel.

All these were registered by genealogy in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 ¶ The sons of Reuben and of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh, valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword and to shoot with bow and skillful in war were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that went out to the war.

The children of Reuben and the Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men who carried shield and sword, drawing the bow and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, able to go forth to war.

19 A nd they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur and Nephish and Nodab.

And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab;

20 A nd they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand and all that were with them, for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them because they put their trust in him.

and they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them, because they put their trust in him.

21 A nd they took away their livestock; fifty thousand camels and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep and two thousand asses and one hundred thousand persons.

And they took away their cattle: their camels fifty thousand, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand human souls.

22 F or there fell down many slain because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

For there fell down many slain, for the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.

23 A nd the sons of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land; they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir and unto Mount Hermon.

And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan as far as Baal-Hermon and Senir, and mount Hermon; they were many.

24 A nd these were the heads of the houses of their fathers: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the houses of their fathers.

And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Jishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.

25 B ut they rebelled against the God of their fathers and fornicated after the gods of the people of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

26 A nd for this the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser, king of Assyria, and he carried away the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh and brought them unto Halah and Habor and Hara and to the River Gozan, unto this day.

And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan,—unto this day.