利未的後裔

利未的兒子是革順、哥轄和米拉利。 哥轄的兒子是暗蘭、以斯哈、希伯崙和烏薛。 暗蘭的兒子是亞倫和摩西,女兒是米利暗。亞倫的兒子是拿答、亞比戶、以利亞撒和以他瑪。 以利亞撒生非尼哈,非尼哈生亞比書, 亞比書生布基,布基生烏西, 烏西生西拉希雅,西拉希雅生米拉約, 米拉約生亞瑪利雅,亞瑪利雅生亞希突, 亞希突生撒督,撒督生亞希瑪斯, 亞希瑪斯生亞撒利雅,亞撒利雅生約哈難, 10 約哈難生亞撒利雅——這亞撒利雅在耶路撒冷 所羅門建的聖殿裡任祭司, 11 亞撒利雅生亞瑪利雅,亞瑪利雅生亞希突, 12 亞希突生撒督,撒督生沙龍, 13 沙龍生希勒迦,希勒迦生亞撒利雅, 14 亞撒利雅生西萊雅,西萊雅生約薩答。 15 在耶和華藉尼布甲尼撒擄掠猶大和耶路撒冷人的時候,約薩答也一起被擄去了。

16 利未的兒子是革順、哥轄和米拉利。 17 革順的兒子一個叫立尼,一個叫示每。 18 哥轄的兒子是暗蘭、以斯哈、希伯崙、烏薛。 19 米拉利的兒子是抹利和姆示。以上是利未人按宗族分的各家族。

20 革順的兒子是立尼,立尼的兒子是雅哈,雅哈的兒子是薪瑪, 21 薪瑪的兒子是約亞,約亞的兒子是易多,易多的兒子是謝拉,謝拉的兒子是耶特賴。

22 哥轄的兒子是亞米拿達,亞米拿達的兒子是可拉,可拉的兒子是亞惜, 23 亞惜的兒子是以利加拿,以利加拿的兒子是以比雅撒,以比雅撒的兒子是亞惜, 24 亞惜的兒子是他哈,他哈的兒子是烏列,烏列的兒子是烏西雅,烏西雅的兒子是少羅。 25 以利加拿的兒子是亞瑪賽和亞希摩。 26 亞希摩的兒子是以利加拿,以利加拿的兒子是瑣菲,瑣菲的兒子是拿哈, 27 拿哈的兒子是以利押,以利押的兒子是耶羅罕,耶羅罕的兒子是以利加拿,以利加拿的兒子是撒母耳。 28 撒母耳的長子是約珥,次子是亞比亞。 29 米拉利的兒子是抹利,抹利的兒子是立尼,立尼的兒子是示每,示每的兒子是烏撒, 30 烏撒的兒子是示米亞,示米亞的兒子是哈基雅,哈基雅的兒子是亞帥雅。

聖殿的歌樂手

31 約櫃安放在耶和華的殿中之後,大衛便派人在那裡負責歌樂。 32 他們按班次在會幕供職,一直到所羅門在耶路撒冷建造了耶和華的殿。 33 以下是負責歌樂的人及其後代:

哥轄的後代有希幔。希幔是約珥的兒子,約珥是撒母耳的兒子, 34 撒母耳是以利加拿的兒子,以利加拿是耶羅罕的兒子,耶羅罕是以列的兒子,以列是陀亞的兒子, 35 陀亞是蘇弗的兒子,蘇弗是以利加拿的兒子,以利加拿是瑪哈的兒子,瑪哈是亞瑪賽的兒子, 36 亞瑪賽是以利加拿的兒子,以利加拿是約珥的兒子,約珥是亞撒利雅的兒子,亞撒利雅是西番雅的兒子, 37 西番雅是他哈的兒子,他哈是亞惜的兒子,亞惜是以比雅撒的兒子,以比雅撒是可拉的兒子, 38 可拉是以斯哈的兒子,以斯哈是哥轄的兒子,哥轄是利未的兒子,利未是以色列的兒子。 39 希幔的族兄和助手亞薩是比利迦的兒子,比利迦是示米亞的兒子, 40 示米亞是米迦勒的兒子,米迦勒是巴西雅的兒子,巴西雅是瑪基雅的兒子, 41 瑪基雅是伊特尼的兒子,伊特尼是謝拉的兒子,謝拉是亞大雅的兒子, 42 亞大雅是以探的兒子,以探是薪瑪的兒子,薪瑪是示每的兒子, 43 示每是雅哈的兒子,雅哈是革順的兒子,革順是利未的兒子。 44 希幔和亞薩的族兄和助手有米拉利的後代以探。以探是基示的兒子,基示是亞伯底的兒子,亞伯底是瑪鹿的兒子, 45 瑪鹿是哈沙比雅的兒子,哈沙比雅是亞瑪謝的兒子,亞瑪謝是希勒迦的兒子, 46 希勒迦是暗西的兒子,暗西是巴尼的兒子,巴尼是沙麥的兒子, 47 沙麥是末力的兒子,末力是姆示的兒子,姆示是米拉利的兒子,米拉利是利未的兒子。 48 希幔和亞薩的同族弟兄利未人都奉派到會幕——上帝的殿中擔任各種職務。

49 亞倫和他的後代在祭壇和香壇上獻祭燒香,負責至聖所裡的各種工作,為以色列人贖罪,正如上帝的僕人摩西的吩咐。 50 以下是亞倫的後代:以利亞撒、非尼哈、亞比書、 51 布基、烏西、西拉希雅、 52 米拉約、亞瑪利雅、亞希突、 53 撒督、亞希瑪斯。

利未人住的地方

54 以下是哥轄族人亞倫的後代分到的地方:

他們抽中第一籤, 55 得到了猶大境內的希伯崙城及其周圍的草場, 56 但城外的田地和村莊分給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒。 57 亞倫的子孫得到避難城希伯崙、立拿及其周圍的草場、雅提珥、以實提莫及其周圍的草場、 58 希崙、底璧、 59 亞珊、伯·示麥及這些城邑周圍的草場。 60 他們還得到了便雅憫支派的迦巴、阿勒篾、亞拿突及這些城邑周圍的草場。他們各宗族所得的城邑共十三座。

61 哥轄族其餘的人從瑪拿西半個支派中抽籤分到了十座城。 62 革順各宗族的人從以薩迦、亞設和拿弗他利支派以及瑪拿西支派的巴珊地區分到了十三座城。 63 米拉利各宗族的人從呂便、迦得和西布倫支派抽籤分到十二座城。 64 以色列人把這些城邑及其周圍的草場分給了利未人。 65 以上提到的猶大、西緬和便雅憫支派的城邑也是用抽籤的方式分給他們的。 66 哥轄的一些宗族從以法蓮支派分到城邑, 67 其中有以法蓮山區的避難城示劍及其周圍的草場,還有基色、 68 約緬、伯·和崙、 69 亞雅崙和迦特·臨門及這些城邑周圍的草場。 70 哥轄族其餘的人從瑪拿西半個支派中得到了亞乃、比連城及其周圍的草場。 71 革順族從瑪拿西半個支派中得到了巴珊的哥蘭及其周圍的草場,亞斯她錄及其周圍的草場。 72 他們從以薩迦支派得到了基低斯、大比拉、 73 拉末、亞念及這些城邑周圍的草場。 74 他們從亞設支派得到了瑪沙、押頓、 75 戶割、利合及這些城邑周圍的草場。 76 他們從拿弗他利支派得到了加利利的基低斯、哈們、基列亭及這些城邑周圍的草場。 77 米拉利族的人從西布倫支派得到了臨摩挪和他泊城及其周圍的草場; 78 從約旦河東岸、耶利哥對面的呂便支派得到了曠野中的比悉、雅哈撒、 79 基底莫、米法押及這些城邑的草場; 80 從迦得支派得到了基列的拉末及其周圍的草場、瑪哈念、 81 希實本、雅謝及這些城邑周圍的草場。

以薩迦的後裔

以薩迦的四個兒子是陀拉、普瓦、雅述和伸崙。 陀拉的兒子是烏西、利法雅、耶勒、雅買、易伯散和示姆利,他們都是陀拉宗族的族長。在大衛執政年間,陀拉家共有兩萬二千六百個英勇的戰士。 烏西的兒子是伊斯拉希。伊斯拉希的兒子是米迦勒、俄巴底亞、約珥、伊示雅,他們五人都是族長。 他們妻兒眾多,因此各宗族中可以出征作戰的共有三萬六千人。 按家譜的記載,以薩迦支派的各族中共有八萬七千個英勇的戰士。

便雅憫的後裔

便雅憫的三個兒子是比拉、比結和耶疊。 比拉的五個兒子是以斯本、烏西、烏薛、耶利摩和以利,他們都是族長,是英勇的戰士。按家譜記載,他們宗族共有兩萬二千零三十四個戰士。 比結的兒子是細米拉、約阿施、以利以謝、以利約乃、暗利、耶利摩、亞比雅、亞拿突和亞拉篾。 比結的兒子都是族長。按家譜的記載,他們宗族共有兩萬零二百個英勇的戰士。 10 耶疊的兒子是比勒罕,比勒罕的兒子是耶烏斯、便雅憫、以忽、基拿拿、細坦、他施和亞希沙哈。 11 這些耶疊的兒子都是族長,宗族中可以英勇作戰的共一萬七千二百人。 12 以珥的兒子是書品和戶品,亞黑的兒子是戶伸。

拿弗他利的後裔

13 拿弗他利的兒子是雅薛、沽尼、耶色和沙龍。他們都是辟拉的後代。

瑪拿西的後裔

14 瑪拿西的妾是亞蘭人,她給瑪拿西生的兒子是亞斯列,另外還生了基列的父親瑪吉。 15 瑪吉娶了戶品和書品的妹妹瑪迦。瑪拿西的次子名叫西羅非哈,西羅非哈只有幾個女兒。 16 瑪吉的妻子瑪迦生了一個兒子,給他取名叫毗利施。毗利施的兄弟名叫示利施,示利施的兒子是烏蘭和利金。 17 烏蘭的兒子是比但。這些都是基列的子孫。基列是瑪吉的兒子,瑪吉是瑪拿西的兒子。 18 基列的妹妹哈摩利吉生了伊施何、亞比以謝和瑪拉。 19 示米大的兒子是亞現、示劍、利克希和阿尼安。

以法蓮的後裔

20 以法蓮的後代有書提拉,書提拉的兒子是比列,比列的兒子是他哈,他哈的兒子是以拉大,以拉大的兒子是他哈, 21 他哈的兒子是撒拔,撒拔的兒子是書提拉。以法蓮的另外兩個兒子以謝和以列因為偷迦特人的牲畜而被當地人殺死了。 22 他們的父親以法蓮為他們悲傷了多日,親戚都來安慰他。 23 後來,以法蓮與妻子同房,妻子懷孕,生了一個兒子。以法蓮因家裡遭遇不幸,就給孩子取名叫比利亞[a] 24 以法蓮有一個女兒叫舍伊拉,她建了上伯·和崙、下伯·和崙和烏羨·舍伊拉。 25 比利亞的兒子是利法和利悉,利悉的兒子是他拉,他拉的兒子是他罕, 26 他罕的兒子是拉但,拉但的兒子是亞米忽,亞米忽的兒子是以利沙瑪, 27 以利沙瑪的兒子是嫩,嫩的兒子是約書亞。 28 以法蓮人的地業和住處包括伯特利及其四圍的村莊、東部的拿蘭、西部的基色及其四圍的村莊、示劍及其四圍的村莊,遠至迦薩及其四圍的村莊。 29 瑪拿西人的地業包括伯·善、他納、米吉多、多珥以及它們四圍的村莊。這些是以色列之子約瑟的後代居住的地方。

亞設的後裔

30 亞設的兒子是音拿、亦施瓦、亦施韋、比利亞,女兒是西拉。 31 比利亞的兒子是希別和瑪結,瑪結的兒子是比撒威。 32 希別的兒子是雅弗勒、朔默、何坦,女兒是書雅。 33 雅弗勒的兒子是巴薩、賓哈和亞施法。這三人是雅弗勒的兒子。 34 朔默的兒子是亞希、羅迦、耶戶巴和亞蘭。 35 朔默的兄弟希連的兒子是瑣法、音那、示利斯和亞抹。 36 瑣法的兒子是書亞、哈尼弗、書阿勒、比利、音拉、 37 比悉、河得、珊瑪、施沙、益蘭、比拉。 38 益帖的兒子是耶孚尼、毗斯巴、亞拉。 39 烏拉的兒子是亞拉,漢尼業和利謝。 40 這些都是亞設的後代。他們都是族長,是英勇的戰士和傑出的首領。按照家譜的記載,他們宗族中可以出征作戰的共有兩萬六千人。

Footnotes

  1. 7·23 比利亞」意思是「不幸」。

Levi

[a]The sons of Levi:(A)

Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(B)

The children of Amram:

Aaron, Moses and Miriam.(C)

The sons of Aaron:

Nadab, Abihu,(D) Eleazar(E) and Ithamar.(F)

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,(G)

Phinehas the father of Abishua,

Abishua the father of Bukki,

Bukki the father of Uzzi,

Uzzi the father of Zerahiah,

Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,

Meraioth the father of Amariah,

Amariah the father of Ahitub,

Ahitub the father of Zadok,(H)

Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,

Ahimaaz the father of Azariah,

Azariah the father of Johanan,

10 Johanan the father of Azariah(I) (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),

11 Azariah the father of Amariah,

Amariah the father of Ahitub,

12 Ahitub the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Shallum,

13 Shallum the father of Hilkiah,(J)

Hilkiah the father of Azariah,

14 Azariah the father of Seraiah,(K)

and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.[b]

15 Jozadak(L) was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi:(M)

Gershon,[c] Kohath and Merari.(N)

17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon:

Libni and Shimei.(O)

18 The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(P)

19 The sons of Merari:(Q)

Mahli and Mushi.(R)

These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

20 Of Gershon:

Libni his son, Jahath his son,

Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son,

Iddo his son, Zerah his son

and Jeatherai his son.

22 The descendants of Kohath:

Amminadab his son, Korah(S) his son,

Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son,

Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

24 Tahath his son, Uriel(T) his son,

Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.

25 The descendants of Elkanah:

Amasai, Ahimoth,

26 Elkanah his son,[d] Zophai his son,

Nahath his son, 27 Eliab his son,

Jeroham his son, Elkanah(U) his son

and Samuel(V) his son.[e]

28 The sons of Samuel:

Joel[f](W) the firstborn

and Abijah the second son.

29 The descendants of Merari:

Mahli, Libni his son,

Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son

and Asaiah his son.

The Temple Musicians(X)

31 These are the men(Y) David put in charge of the music(Z) in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.

33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman,(AA) the musician,

the son of Joel,(AB) the son of Samuel,

34 the son of Elkanah,(AC) the son of Jeroham,

the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,

the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,

the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,

the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,(AD)

38 the son of Izhar,(AE) the son of Kohath,

the son of Levi, the son of Israel;

39 and Heman’s associate Asaph,(AF) who served at his right hand:

Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,(AG)

40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,[g]

the son of Malkijah, 41 the son of Ethni,

the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,

the son of Shimei, 43 the son of Jahath,

the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;

44 and from their associates, the Merarites,(AH) at his left hand:

Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,

the son of Malluk, 45 the son of Hashabiah,

the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,

the son of Shemer, 47 the son of Mahli,

the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,

the son of Levi.

48 Their fellow Levites(AI) were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar(AJ) of burnt offering and on the altar of incense(AK) in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50 These were the descendants of Aaron:

Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,

Abishua his son, 51 Bukki his son,

Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,

Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok(AL) his son

and Ahimaaz his son.

54 These were the locations of their settlements(AM) allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):

55 They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.(AN)

57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah,[h](AO) Jattir,(AP) Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Debir,(AQ) 59 Ashan,(AR) Juttah[i] and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. 60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[j] Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth,(AS) together with their pasturelands.

The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.

61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.

62 The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.

63 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

64 So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns(AT) and their pasturelands. 65 From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.

66 Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,[k](AU) 68 Jokmeam,(AV) Beth Horon,(AW) 69 Aijalon(AX) and Gath Rimmon,(AY) together with their pasturelands.

70 And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

71 The Gershonites(AZ) received the following:

From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh

they received Golan in Bashan(BA) and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;

72 from the tribe of Issachar

they received Kedesh, Daberath,(BB) 73 Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;

74 from the tribe of Asher

they received Mashal, Abdon,(BC) 75 Hukok(BD) and Rehob,(BE) together with their pasturelands;

76 and from the tribe of Naphtali

they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon(BF) and Kiriathaim,(BG) together with their pasturelands.

77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:

From the tribe of Zebulun

they received Jokneam, Kartah,[l] Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;

78 from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho

they received Bezer(BH) in the wilderness, Jahzah, 79 Kedemoth(BI) and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

80 and from the tribe of Gad

they received Ramoth in Gilead,(BJ) Mahanaim,(BK) 81 Heshbon and Jazer,(BL) together with their pasturelands.(BM)

Issachar

The sons of Issachar:(BN)

Tola, Puah,(BO) Jashub and Shimron—four in all.

The sons of Tola:

Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel—heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.

The son of Uzzi:

Izrahiah.

The sons of Izrahiah:

Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.

The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.

Benjamin

Three sons of Benjamin:(BP)

Bela, Beker and Jediael.

The sons of Bela:

Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.

The sons of Beker:

Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker. Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men.

10 The son of Jediael:

Bilhan.

The sons of Bilhan:

Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.

12 The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites[m] the descendants of Aher.

Naphtali

13 The sons of Naphtali:(BQ)

Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem[n]—the descendants of Bilhah.

Manasseh

14 The descendants of Manasseh:(BR)

Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.(BS) 15 Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maakah.

Another descendant was named Zelophehad,(BT) who had only daughters.

16 Makir’s wife Maakah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 The son of Ulam:

Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead(BU) son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer(BV) and Mahlah.

19 The sons of Shemida(BW) were:

Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

Ephraim

20 The descendants of Ephraim:(BX)

Shuthelah, Bered his son,

Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,

Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son

and Shuthelah his son.

Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock. 22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. 23 Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,[o] because there had been misfortune in his family. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon(BY) as well as Uzzen Sheerah.

25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,[p]

Telah his son, Tahan his son,

26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son,

Elishama his son, 27 Nun his son

and Joshua his son.

28 Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer(BZ) and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29 Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan,(CA) Taanach, Megiddo and Dor,(CB) together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

Asher

30 The sons of Asher:(CC)

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

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

33 The sons of Japhlet:

Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.

These were Japhlet’s sons.

34 The sons of Shomer:

Ahi, Rohgah,[q] Hubbah and Aram.

35 The sons of his brother Helem:

Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah:

Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran[r] and Beera.

38 The sons of Jether:

Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.

39 The sons of Ulla:

Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.

40 All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not have and Samuel his son.
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:28 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not have Joel.
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiah
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.
  10. 1 Chronicles 6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.
  11. 1 Chronicles 6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.
  12. 1 Chronicles 6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.
  13. 1 Chronicles 7:12 Or Ir. The sons of Dan: Hushim, (see Gen. 46:23); Hebrew does not have The sons of Dan.
  14. 1 Chronicles 7:13 Some Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 46:24 and Num. 26:49); most Hebrew manuscripts Shallum
  15. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for misfortune.
  16. 1 Chronicles 7:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have his son.
  17. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or of his brother Shomer: Rohgah
  18. 1 Chronicles 7:37 Possibly a variant of Jether