1 Chronicles 7 ~ 1 Chronicles 7

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1 T he four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, four.

2 T he sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ houses. Tola’s sons were powerful soldiers among the people of their day. There were 22, 600 of these men in the days of David.

And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

3 T he son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Isshiah. All five of them were leaders.

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.

4 W ith them by their families and by their fathers’ houses were 36, 000 men ready to fight. For they had many wives and sons.

And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.

5 T heir brothers among all the families of Issachar were powerful soldiers. There were 87, 000 of them, whose names were written down by their families. The Families of Benjamin and Naphtali

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

6 T he three sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher and Jediael.

The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

7 T he five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were heads of their fathers’ houses and powerful soldiers. There were 22, 034 of them, whose names were written down by their families.

And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

8 T he sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

9 T heir names were written down by their families. They were heads of their fathers’ houses, 20, 200 powerful soldiers.

And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

10 T he son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.

The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

11 A ll these were sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers’ houses. They were 17, 200 powerful soldiers, who were ready to go out with the army to battle.

All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

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

Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.

13 T he sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. The Family of Manasseh West of the Jordan River

The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

14 M anasseh’s sons were Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. Their mother was the Aramaean woman who acted as Manasseh’s wife.

The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:

15 M achir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad. And Zelophehad had daughters.

And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

16 M achir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh. And his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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

And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

18 H is sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.

And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

19 T he sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam. The Family of Ephraim

And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

20 E phraim’s sons were Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

And the 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, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in the land killed Ezer and Elead, because they came down to take their cattle.

And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.

22 T heir father Ephraim was filled with sorrow for many days. And his brothers came to comfort him.

And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

23 T hen he went in to his wife and she was able to have a child and gave birth to a son. Ephraim gave him the name Beriah, because trouble had come upon his house.

And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

24 B eriah’s daughter was Sheerah. She built both parts of Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah.

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

25 R ephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

And Rephah was his son, also 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, and Joshua his son.

Non his son, Jehoshuah his son.

28 T heir cities and their lands were Bethel with its towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer to the west with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns.

And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

29 B eside the land of the sons of Manasseh, they lived in Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, and Dor with its towns. In these cities lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel. The Family of Asher

And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

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

The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

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

And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.

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

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

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

And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

34 T he sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram.

And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

35 T he sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

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

The 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 were Jephunneh, Pispa and Ara.

And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

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

And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.

40 A ll these were the sons of Asher and heads of the fathers’ houses. They were chosen men and powerful soldiers, leaders of the king’s sons. There were 26, 000 of them, whose names were written down by their families for fighting in war.

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.