Add parallel Print Page Options

Genealogy of Reuben(A)

Here is a record of[a] the descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn. (He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his birthright was transferred to the descendants of Israel’s son Joseph. As a result, Reuben is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. Even though Judah became prominent among his relatives—that is, the Commander-in-chief[b] will be his descendant—nevertheless the right of the firstborn went to Joseph.)

The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, included Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Joel’s descendants were his son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei, his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal, and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried away into exile, and who was a governor of the descendants of Reuben.

His relatives, listed by families when the genealogy was enrolled according to their generations, included[c] the chief, Jeiel, Zechariah, and Azaz’s son Bela, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of Joel, who lived in Aroer, near Nebo and Baal-meon. He also lived eastward as far as the entrance to the wilderness this side of the Euphrates River,[d] because their cattle had increased in the territory of Gilead. 10 During the reign[e] of Saul they declared war on the Hagrites, who fell in battle by their hand. They lived in their tents throughout all of east Gilead.

Genealogy of Gad

11 Gad’s descendants lived beside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah: 12 They included[f] Joel their chief, Shapham their second in command,[g] Janai, and Shaphat, who lived[h] in Bashan. 13 Their seven relatives, according to the households of their clans, included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. 14 These were the descendants of Huri’s son Abihail, who was fathered by Jaroah, who was fathered by Gilead, who was fathered by Michael, who was fathered by Jeshishai, who was fathered by Jahdo, and who was fathered by Buz: 15 Abdiel’s son Ahi, who was the grandson of Guni, was chief in their clan. 16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in all the surrounding suburbs[i] of Sharon as far as their borders. 17 All of them were enrolled by genealogies during the reign[j] of King Jotham of Judah and during the reign[k] of King Jeroboam of Israel.

18 The descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh produced 44,700 valiant soldiers expert in shield, sword, and bow. Trained in warfare, they were equipped to serve at a moment’s notice. 19 They fought in battle against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 When they received assistance against them, the Hagrites and all of their allies were handed over to their control, because they cried out to God during the battle. He honored their entreaty, because they had placed their trust in him. 21 They captured 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 war captives from their possessions. 22 Many fell slain, because the battle’s outcome was directed by God. They lived in their territory[l] until the exile.

Genealogy of Manasseh

23 The half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land, spread out from Bashan to Baal-hermon, including[m] Senir and Mount Hermon. 24 These were the leaders of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel—they were mighty warriors, well known men, and leaders of their clans. 25 But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors by prostituting themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had exterminated right in front of them. 26 So the God of Israel incited[n] King Pul of Assyria (also known as[o] King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria), who took them prisoner and brought the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the Gozan River, where they remain[p] to this day.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:1 The Heb. lacks Here is a record of
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:2 Or Prince; i.e. a title of Messiah; lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and administrative authority
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:7 The Heb. lacks included
  4. 1 Chronicles 5:9 The Heb. lacks River
  5. 1 Chronicles 5:10 Lit. days
  6. 1 Chronicles 5:12 The Heb. lacks They included
  7. 1 Chronicles 5:12 The Heb. lacks in command
  8. 1 Chronicles 5:12 The Heb. lacks who lived
  9. 1 Chronicles 5:16 Or all its pasture lands
  10. 1 Chronicles 5:17 Lit. days
  11. 1 Chronicles 5:17 Lit. days
  12. 1 Chronicles 5:22 Lit. lived in place of them
  13. 1 Chronicles 5:23 The Heb. lacks including
  14. 1 Chronicles 5:26 Lit. incited the spirit of
  15. 1 Chronicles 5:26 Lit. Assyria and the spirit of
  16. 1 Chronicles 5:26 The Heb. lacks where they remain

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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

Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,

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

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 And 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.

11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:

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

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

14 These are the children 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 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

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

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

20 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 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

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

23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

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

26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even 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.

Ang Lahi ni Reuben

Si Reuben ang panganay na anak ni Israel,[a] pero dahil nakipagtalik siya sa isa sa mga asawa ng kanyang ama, ang karapatan niya bilang panganay ay ibinigay sa mga anak ni Jose na kanyang kapatid. Kaya hindi siya inilista sa talaan ng lahi nila bilang panganay na anak. Kahit mas makapangyarihan si Juda kaysa sa kanyang mga kapatid at ang pinuno ay nagmula sa kanyang lahi, ang karapatan ng pagkapanganay ay ibinigay kay Jose. Ito ang mga anak na lalaki ni Reuben na panganay ni Israel: sina Hanoc, Pallu, Hezron at Carmi.

Ito ang mga angkan ni Joel: sina Shemaya, Gog, Shimei, Micas, Reaya, Baal, at Beera. Si Beera ang pinuno ng lahi ni Reuben nang binihag sila ni Haring Tiglat Pileser[b] ng Asiria. Ito ang mga kamag-anak ni Beera na naitala sa talaan ng kanilang mga angkan ayon sa kanilang lahi: si Jeyel na pinuno, si Zacarias, at si Bela na anak ni Azaz na anak ni Shema at apo ni Joel. Ito ang lahi ni Reuben na tumira mula sa Aroer hanggang sa Nebo at Baal Meon. At dahil dumami ang kanilang hayop doon sa Gilead, tumira sila hanggang sa silangan, sa tabi ng ilang na papunta sa Ilog ng Eufrates. 10 Nang si Saul pa ang hari, nakipaglaban sila sa mga Hagreo at tinalo nila ang mga ito. Sinakop nila ang mga tinitirhan ng mga Hagreo sa buong silangan ng Gilead.

Ang Lahi ni Gad

11 Tumira ang lahi ni Gad sa lupain ng Bashan na kasunod ng lupain nina Reuben, hanggang sa Saleca. 12 Ito ang lahi ni Gad: si Joel, na siyang pinuno sa Bashan, ang sumunod sa kanya ay si Shafam, pagkatapos ay sina Janai at Shafat. 13 Ang kanilang mga kamag-anak ayon sa bawat pamilya ay sina Micael, Meshulam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia at Eber – pito silang lahat. 14 Sila ang mga angkan ni Abihail na anak ni Huri. Si Huri ang anak ni Jaroa at apo ni Gilead, at apo sa tuhod ni Micael. Si Micael ay anak ni Jeshishai at apo ni Jado, at apo sa tuhod ni Buz. 15 Si Ahi na anak ni Abdiel at apo ni Guni ang siyang pinuno ng kanilang pamilya. 16 Tumira sila sa Gilead doon sa Bashan at sa mga baryo sa paligid nito, at sa buong pastulan ng Sharon. 17 Nailista silang lahat sa talaan ng mga angkan noong panahon ng paghahari ni Jotam sa Juda at ni Jeroboam sa Israel.

18 May 44,760 sundalo sa mga lahi nina Reuben, Gad, at sa kalahating lahi ni Manase. Sinanay sila para sa labanan at mahusay silang gumamit ng mga pananggalang, espada at pana. 19 Nakipaglaban sila sa mga Hagreo, Jetureo, Nafiseo, at Nodabeo. 20 Humingi sila ng tulong sa Dios nang nakipaglaban sila, at dahil nagtiwala sila sa kanya, tinugon ng Dios ang panalangin nila. Kaya pinagtagumpay sila ng Dios sa mga Hagreo at sa mga kakampi nito. 21 Pinagkukuha nila ang hayop ng mga Hagreo: 50,000 kamelyo, 250,000 tupa at 2,000 asno. Binihag din nila ang 100,000 tao, 22 at marami silang napatay dahil tinulungan sila ng Dios sa pakikipaglaban. Tinirhan nila ang mga lugar na ito hanggang sa mabihag sila ng ibang bansa.

Ang Kalahating Lahi ni Manase

23 Ang kalahating angkan ni Manase ay napakarami. Tumira sila sa mga lupain mula sa Bashan papunta sa Baal Hermon, Senir, at Bundok ng Hermon. At napakarami nila. 24 Ito ang mga pinuno ng kanilang mga pamilya: sina Efer, Ishi, Eliel Azriel, Jeremias, Hodavia at Jadiel. Matatapang silang mandirigma at tanyag na mga pinuno ng mga pamilya nila. 25 Pero hindi sila naging tapat sa Dios ng kanilang mga ninuno, sa halip sumamba sila sa mga dios ng mga taong nilipol ng Dios sa lupaing iyon. 26 Ito ang dahilan kung bakit niloob ng Dios ng Israel na lusubin sila ni Pul na hari ng Asiria (na siya ring si Tiglat Pileser). Binihag ni Pul ang mga lahi ni Reuben at Gad, pati na ang kalahating lahi ni Manase at dinala sa Hala, Habor, Hara, at sa Ilog ng Gozan, kung saan doon sila naninirahan hanggang ngayon.

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Israel: o, Jacob.
  2. 5:6 Tiglat Pileser: o, Pilneser.