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」。

Issachar

The sons of Issachar:(A)

Tola, Puah,(B) 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:(C)

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[a] the descendants of Aher.

Naphtali

13 The sons of Naphtali:(D)

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

Manasseh

14 The descendants of Manasseh:(E)

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

Another descendant was named Zelophehad,(G) 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(H) son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer(I) and Mahlah.

19 The sons of Shemida(J) were:

Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

Ephraim

20 The descendants of Ephraim:(K)

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,[c] because there had been misfortune in his family. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon(L) as well as Uzzen Sheerah.

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

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(M) 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,(N) Taanach, Megiddo and Dor,(O) together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

Asher

30 The sons of Asher:(P)

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,[e] 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[f] 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 7:12 Or Ir. The sons of Dan: Hushim, (see Gen. 46:23); Hebrew does not have The sons of Dan.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:13 Some Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 46:24 and Num. 26:49); most Hebrew manuscripts Shallum
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for misfortune.
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have his son.
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or of his brother Shomer: Rohgah
  6. 1 Chronicles 7:37 Possibly a variant of Jether