1 Chronicles 5

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The Descendants of Reuben

¹These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.

¹And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for he was the firstborn, and because he defiled the bed of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, and he is not reckoned according to birthright.

²And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

²Yet Judah prevailed over his brother, and a leader was from him, and the birthright was to Joseph.

³The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:

Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

³The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

⁴The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

⁴The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

⁵Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

⁶and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser^a king of Assyria carried into exile.

Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

⁶and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pilneser king of Assyria removed; He was leader of the Reubenite.

⁷His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,

⁷And his brothers by their clans reckoned to their generations: The chief Jeiel, and Zechariah,

⁸and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

⁸and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. He dwelt in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

⁹They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.

⁹And they settled in the east as far as the entering in of the wilderness, even from the River Euphrates, because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

¹⁰During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.

¹⁰And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, and they fell by their hands, and they dwelt in their tents over all the face of the east of Gilead.

The Descendants of Gad

¹¹The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

¹¹And the sons of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah.

¹²Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.

¹²Joel was the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

¹³Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.

¹³And their brothers of the house of their fathers were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Eber—seven.

¹⁴These were the sons of Abihail 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.

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

¹⁵Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.

¹⁵Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief of the house of their fathers.

¹⁶They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.

¹⁶And they dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan, and in its villages, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon on their outskirts.

¹⁷All of them were recorded in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

¹⁷All of them were reckoned in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

¹⁸The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.

¹⁸The sons of Reuben, and the Gadite, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of sons of valor, men bearing shield and sword, and drawing with the bow, and skillful in war—forty-four thousand and seven hundred and sixty going out to the host.

¹⁹They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

¹⁹And they made war with the Hagrites, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.

²⁰And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

²⁰And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hands, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle, and He heeded the prayer of them because they put their trust in Him.

²¹They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,

²¹And they took captive their livestock, of their camels fifty thousand, and of their sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of their donkeys two thousand, and also of their men a hundred thousand.

²²and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.

²²For many fell slain, because the battle was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the exile.

The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

²³Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).^a

²³And the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. From Bashan as far as Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon they multiplied.

²⁴These were the heads of their families:

Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel.

They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.

²⁴And these were the heads of the house of their fathers: Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were men mighty in valor, men of renown, and heads to the house of their fathers.

²⁵But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

²⁵And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and played the prostitute after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

²⁶So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.

²⁶And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, the spirit of Tiglath-pilneser king of Assyria), and he removed them—the Reubenite, and the Gadite, and the half-tribe of Manasseh—and He took them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and the river of Gozan, to this day.