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Rubens slægt

Ruben var Jakobs ældste søn. (Men fordi han vanærede sin far ved at stå i forhold til en af faderens koner, blev hans førstefødselsret overdraget til hans halvbror Josef og dennes to sønner. Det er derfor Rubens slægt ikke bliver nævnt først i slægtsbøgerne. Og selv om Judas stamme blev den største, og kong David kom fra den stamme, så var det Josef, der fik den dobbelte arvelod, som den førstefødte ellers skulle have haft).

Ruben fik følgende sønner: Hanok, Pallu, Hetzron og Karmi.

Til Rubens slægt hørte også Joel, som blev far til Shemaja, som igen blev far til Gog. Gog blev far til Shimi, som blev far til Mika. Mika blev far til Reaja, som blev far til Ba’al. Ba’al blev far til Be’era, som blev ført i eksil af assyrerkongen Tiglat-Pileser, for han var på det tidspunkt leder for Rubens stamme.

7-8 Slægtsbøgerne nævner følgende slægtsoverhoveder som værende i familie med Be’era: Jeiel, Zekarja og Bela, der var søn af Azaz, som var søn af Shema, som igen var søn af Joel.

Disse rubenitter boede i Aroer og i området nord for, helt op til Nebobjerget og Ba’al-Meon. De havde store kvægflokke i Gileads land, og deres territorium nåede ud til ørkenen, der strækker sig i retning af Eufratfloden. 10 Under kong Saul besejrede de hagritterne og overtog deres områder i det østlige Gilead.

Gads slægt

11 Gads stamme bosatte sig nord for rubenitternes område, og Gads stammeområde strakte sig langt ind i Bashan og østpå helt til Salka.

12 Slægtsoverhovederne for Gads stamme var først og fremmest Joel, dernæst Shafam, Janaj og Shafat i Bashan. 13 Desuden var de syv brødre Mikael, Meshullam, Sheba, Joraj, Jakan, Zia og Eber ledere for hver deres gren af slægten. 14 De var sønner af Abihajil, som var søn af Huri, søn af Jaroa, søn af Gilead, søn af Mikael, søn af Jeshishaj, søn af Jahdo, søn af Buz. 15 Ahi, der var søn af Abdiel, søn af Guni, var overhoved for deres slægter. 16 Gads stamme boede i det nordlige Gilead, i Bashan med alle småbyerne og videre ud over Sarons græsmarker.

17 Disse slægtsoplysninger stammer fra kong Jotam af Judas og kong Jeroboam af Israels tid.

De østlige stammers hærstyrker

18 Rubens, Gads og Manasses halve stamme mønstrede 44.760 dygtige, veltrænede krigere—alle bevæbnet med bue, skjold og sværd— 19 og de erklærede hagritterne, jeturitterne, nafishitterne og nodabitterne krig. 20-22 De bad til Gud, og han hjalp dem, fordi de stolede på ham. Hagritterne og deres allierede led et knusende nederlag. Mange af dem blev dræbt, og 100.000 taget til fange. Blandt krigsbyttet var der 50.000 kameler, 250.000 får og 2000 æsler. De overtog derefter hagritternes land og blev boende der, indtil de blev ført i eksil.

23 Manasses halve stamme blev til et stort folk, og de spredtes ud over Bashans land helt til Ba’al-Hermon, Senir og Hermonbjerget. 24 Følgende mænd var deres slægtsoverhoveder: Efer, Jishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jirmeja, Hodavja og Jahdiel—alle sammen mænd, der var kendt for deres militære lederegenskaber.

25 De viste imidlertid ikke troskab mod deres fædres Gud, men tilbad afguderne hos de folk, som Gud havde hjulpet dem med at besejre. 26 Derfor sørgede Gud for, at kong Pul af Assyrien (han kaldes også Tiglat-Pileser), indtog hele det område, hvor Rubens, Gads og Manasses halve stamme boede, og deporterede dem til Halach, Habor, Hara og Gozanfloden, hvor de bor den dag i dag.

Ypperstepræsterne fra Arons slægt af Levis stamme

27 Levi fik tre sønner: Gershon, Kehat og Merari.

28 Kehats sønner hed Amram, Jitzhar, Hebron og Uzziel. 29 Amrams børn hed Aron, Moses og Mirjam. Arons sønner hed Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar og Itamar. 30-40 Rækken af ypperstepræster fra Arons søn Eleazar indtil bortførelsen til Babylonien er som følger: Eleazar, Pinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahja, Merajot, Amarja, Ahitub, Zadok, Ahima’atz, Azarja, Johanan, Azarja (som var præst ved Salomons tempel i Jerusalem), Amarja, Ahitub, Zadok, Shallum, Hilkija, Azarja, Seraja og Jehotzadak. 41 Herren lod kong Nebukadnezar føre den sidstnævnte i eksil sammen med Judas og Jerusalems befolkning.

Reuben

The sons of Reuben(A) the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed,(B) his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph(C) son of Israel;(D) so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,(E) and though Judah(F) was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler(G) came from him, the rights of the firstborn(H) belonged to Joseph)— the sons of Reuben(I) the firstborn of Israel:

Hanok, Pallu,(J) Hezron(K) and Karmi.

The descendants of Joel:

Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,

Shimei his son, Micah his son,

Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser[a](L) king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

Their relatives by clans,(M) listed according to their genealogical records:

Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer(N) to Nebo(O) and Baal Meon.(P) To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates(Q) River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.(R)

10 During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites(S), who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.

Gad

11 The Gadites(T) lived next to them in Bashan, as far as Salekah:(U)

12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.

13 Their relatives, by families, were:

Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia and Eber—seven in all.

14 These 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.

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

16 The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as they extended.

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

18 The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men ready for military service(X)—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,(Y) Naphish and Nodab. 20 They were helped(Z) in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried(AA) out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted(AB) 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(AC) was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.(AD)

The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

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

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(AG) to the God of their ancestors and prostituted(AH) 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(AI) of Pul(AJ) king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser(AK) king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah,(AL) Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:6 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser; also in verse 26

The Family of Reuben(A)

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—(B)he was indeed the firstborn, but because he (C)defiled his father’s bed, (D)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; yet (E)Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a (F)ruler, although [a]the birthright was Joseph’s— the sons of (G)Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, and Beerah his son, whom [b]Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria (H)carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites. And his brethren by their families, (I)when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in (J)Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. Eastward they settled as far as the [c]entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had [d]multiplied (K)in the land of Gilead.

10 Now in the days of Saul they made war (L)with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead.

The Family of Gad

11 And the (M)children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of (N)Bashan as far as (O)Salcah: 12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the next, then Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan, 13 and their brethren of their father’s house: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. 14 These were 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, was chief of their father’s house. 16 And the Gadites dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the [e]common-lands of (P)Sharon within their borders. 17 All these were registered by genealogies in the days of (Q)Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of (R)Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to war. 19 They made war with the Hagrites, (S)Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 And (T)they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they (U)cried out to God in the battle. He [f]heeded their prayer, because they (V)put their trust in Him. 21 Then they took away their livestock—fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys—also one hundred thousand of their men; 22 for many fell dead, because the war (W)was God’s. And they dwelt in their place until (X)the captivity.

The Family of Manasseh (East)

23 So the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. Their numbers increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to (Y)Senir, or Mount Hermon. 24 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their fathers’ houses.

25 And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and (Z)played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of (AA)Pul king of Assyria, that is, (AB)Tiglath-Pileser[g] king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to (AC)Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:2 the right of the firstborn
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:6 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:9 beginning
  4. 1 Chronicles 5:9 increased
  5. 1 Chronicles 5:16 open lands
  6. 1 Chronicles 5:20 Lit. was entreated for them
  7. 1 Chronicles 5:26 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser