1 Chronicles 4:24-5:26

New International Version

Simeon^(A)

²⁷ Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah. ²⁸ They lived in Beersheba,^(D) Moladah,^(E) Hazar Shual, ²⁹ Bilhah, Ezem,^(F) Tolad, ³⁰ Bethuel, Hormah,^(G) Ziklag,^{(H) 31} Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim.^(I) These were their towns until the reign of David. ³² Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain,^(J) Rimmon, Token and Ashan^(K)—five towns— ³³ and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath.^[a] These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.

³⁸ The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly, ³⁹ and they went to the outskirts of Gedor^(L) to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks. ⁴⁰ They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet.^(M) Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

⁴¹ The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites^(N) who were there and completely destroyed^[b] them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks. ⁴² And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.^{(O) 43} They killed the remaining Amalekites^(P) who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

Reuben

5 The sons of Reuben^(Q) the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed,^(R) his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph^(S) son of Israel;^(T) so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,^{(U) 2} and though Judah^(V) was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler^(W) came from him, the rights of the firstborn^(X) belonged to Joseph)— ³ the sons of Reuben^(Y) the firstborn of Israel:

Gad

¹⁷ All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham^(AL) king of Judah and Jeroboam^(AM) king of Israel.

¹⁸ The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men ready for military service^(AN)—able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle. ¹⁹ They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur,^(AO) Naphish and Nodab. ²⁰ They were helped^(AP) in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried^(AQ) out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted^(AR) in him. ²¹ They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive, ²² and many others fell slain, because the battle^(AS) was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.^(AT)

The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

²³ The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh^(AU) were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).^(AV)

²⁴ These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their families. ²⁵ But they were unfaithful^(AW) to the God of their ancestors and prostituted^(AX) themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. ²⁶ So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit^(AY) of Pul^(AZ) king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser^(BA) king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah,^(BB) Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.