1 Chronicles 5-8

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Genealogy of Reuben^(A)

5 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. ² 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.)

³ The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, included Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

⁴ Joel’s descendants were his son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei, ⁵ his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal, ⁶ and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried away into exile, and who was a governor of the descendants of Reuben.

⁷ His relatives, listed by families when the genealogy was enrolled according to their generations, included^[c] the chief, Jeiel, Zechariah, ⁸ and Azaz’s son Bela, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of Joel, who lived in Aroer, near Nebo and Baal-meon. ⁹ 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.

Genealogy of Levi’s Sons^(B)

6 ^[q]Levi’s descendants included^[r] Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. ² Kohath’s sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ³ Amram’s descendants included Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons included Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ⁴ Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, ⁵ Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, ⁶ Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, ⁷ Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, ⁸ Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, ⁹ Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, ¹⁰ and Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the Temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem. ¹¹ Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, ¹² Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, ¹³ Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, ¹⁴ Azariah fathered Seraiah, and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak. ¹⁵ The Lord sent Jehozadak, Judah, and Jerusalem into exile, using Nebuchadnezzar to do it.^[s]

^16 [t]Levi’s descendants included Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. ¹⁷ These are the names of Gershom’s descendants: Libni and Shimei. ¹⁸ Kohath’s sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ¹⁹ Merari’s sons included Mahli and Mushi.

These are the clans of the descendants of Levi according to their ancestry: ²⁰ Gershom’s clan included^[u] his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, ²¹ his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

²² Kohath’s descendants included Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, ²³ his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, ²⁴ his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.

²⁵ Elkanah’s descendants included Amasai and Ahimoth, ²⁶ his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, ²⁷ his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.

²⁸ Samuel’s descendants included Joel his firstborn and his second son^[v] Abijah.

²⁹ Merari’s descendants included Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, ³⁰ his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.

David’s Musicians

³¹ These are the men^[w] to whom David handed responsibility for music in the Temple of the Lord, after the ark came to rest there. ³² They ministered in song^[x] in front of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They served in accordance with orders of service designated for them.

³³ These are the men who served, including their descendants: From the descendants of Kohath, there was^[y] Heman the singer, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Samuel, ³⁴ who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Jeroham, who had been fathered by Eliel, who had been fathered by Toah, ³⁵ who had been fathered by Zuph, who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Mahath, who had been fathered by Amasai, ³⁶ who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Azariah, who had been fathered by Zephaniah, ³⁷ who had been fathered by Tahath, who had been fathered by Assir, who had been fathered by Ebiasaph, who had been fathered by Korah, ³⁸ who had been fathered by Izhar, who had been fathered by Kohath, who had been fathered by Levi, who had been fathered by Israel.

³⁹ There was also^[z] his brother Asaph, who stood to Heman’s^[aa] right. Asaph had been fathered by Berechiah, who had been fathered by Shimea, ⁴⁰ who had been fathered by Michael, who had been fathered by Baaseiah, who had been fathered by Malchijah, ⁴¹ who had been fathered by Ethni, who had been fathered by Zerah, who had been fathered by Adaiah, ⁴² who had been fathered by Ethan, who had been fathered by Zimmah, who had been fathered by Shimei, ⁴³ who had been fathered by Jahath, who had been fathered by Gershom, and who had been fathered by Levi.

⁴⁴ To Heman’s^[ab] left were their relatives who were Merari’s sons: Ethan, who had been fathered by Kishi, who had been fathered by Abdi, who had been fathered by Malluch, ⁴⁵ who had been fathered by Hashabiah, who had been fathered by Amaziah, who had been fathered by Hilkiah, ⁴⁶ who had been fathered by Amzi, who had been fathered by Bani, who had been fathered by Shemer, ⁴⁷ who had been fathered by Mahli, who had been fathered by Mushi, who had been fathered by Merari, who had been fathered by Levi, ⁴⁸ along with their relatives, descendants of Levi who had been appointed for all the service of the tent of the Temple of God.

⁴⁹ Meanwhile, Aaron and his sons presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, carrying out the work of the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel in accordance with everything that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

⁵⁰ These are Aaron’s sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, ⁵¹ his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, ⁵² his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, ⁵³ his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.

Levitical Settlements^(C)

⁵⁴ These are the settlement locations allotted within their borders to Aaron’s descendants in the Kohathite clan since the lot was cast in their favor first. ⁵⁵ Hebron in the territory of Judah was allotted to them, along with its surrounding suburbs.^{[ac] 56} The fields adjacent to^[ad] the city and its villages were allotted to Jephunneh’s son Caleb. ⁵⁷ They allotted these cities of refuge to the descendants of Aaron: Hebron, Libnah with its surrounding suburbs, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its surrounding suburbs, ⁵⁸ Hilen with its surrounding suburbs, Debir with its surrounding suburbs, ⁵⁹ Ashan with its surrounding suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its surrounding suburbs. ⁶⁰ From the tribe of Benjamin were allotted^[ae] Geba with its surrounding suburbs, Alemeth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anathoth with its surrounding suburbs. All their towns allotted to their families totaled thirteen.

⁶¹ Ten towns were allocated to the rest of the descendants of Kohath by lot out of the family of the tribe, that is, the half-tribe of Manasseh. ⁶² To the descendants of Gershom according to their families were allotted 13 towns in Bashan from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh. ⁶³ The descendants of Merari were allotted 12 towns according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. ⁶⁴ So the people of Israel gave the descendants of Levi the towns with their surrounding suburbs, ⁶⁵ allocating these towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

⁶⁶ A few of the families of Kohath’s descendants had towns of their territory allotted from^[af] the tribe of Ephraim. ⁶⁷ They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its surrounding suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its surrounding suburbs, ⁶⁸ Jokmeam with its surrounding suburbs, Beth-horon with its surrounding suburbs, ⁶⁹ Aijalon with its surrounding suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its surrounding suburbs, ⁷⁰ and (from of the half-tribe of Manasseh), Aner with its surrounding suburbs, and Bileam with its surrounding suburbs for the rest of the Kohathite families.

⁷¹ From the half-tribe of Manasseh the descendants of Gershom were allotted Golan in Bashan with its surrounding suburbs and Ashtaroth with its surrounding suburbs. ⁷² From the tribe of Issachar were allotted Kedesh with its surrounding suburbs, Daberath with its surrounding suburbs, ⁷³ Ramoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anem with its surrounding suburbs. ⁷⁴ From of the tribe of Asher were allotted Mashal with its surrounding suburbs, Abdon with its surrounding suburbs, ⁷⁵ Hukok with its surrounding suburbs, and Rehob with its surrounding suburbs. ⁷⁶ From the tribe of Naphtali were allotted Kedesh in Galilee with its surrounding suburbs, Hammon with its surrounding suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its surrounding suburbs. ⁷⁷ From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the descendants of Merari were allotted Rimmono with its surrounding suburbs, and Tabor with its surrounding suburbs, ⁷⁸ across the Jordan from Jericho, that is, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben were allotted Bezer in the steppe with its surrounding suburbs, Jahzah with its surrounding suburbs, ⁷⁹ Kedemoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Mephaath with its surrounding suburbs. ⁸⁰ From the tribe of Gad were allotted Ramoth in Gilead with its surrounding suburbs, Mahanaim with its surrounding suburbs, ⁸¹ Heshbon with its surrounding suburbs, and Jazer with its surrounding suburbs.

Genealogy of Issachar^(D)

7 The four descendants of Issachar included^[ag] Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. ² Tola’s descendants included Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders of their ancestral house of Tola, who were valiant warriors during their lifetimes. During the life of David, they numbered 22,600. ³ Uzzi fathered Izrahiah, and Izrahiah fathered Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them leaders. ⁴ In addition to them, according to their ancestral records were 36,000 members of their trained army by their generations, because they had many wives and children. ⁵ As recorded in their genealogy, a total of 87,000 trained warriors belonged to all of the clans of Issachar.

Genealogy of Benjamin^(E)

⁶ Benjamin’s three descendants included Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

⁷ Bela’s five descendants included Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, who were leaders of their ancestral households. Valiant warriors, their enrollment totaled 22,034 according to their genealogies.

⁸ Becher’s descendants included Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were descendants of Becher, ⁹ and their genealogical enrollment totaled 20,200 valiant warriors, delineated according to their generations as leaders of their ancestral households.

¹⁰ Jediael fathered Bilhan, and Bilhan’s descendants included Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. ¹¹ All these were descendants through Jediael according to the heads of their ancestral households. Their valiant warriors totaled 17,200 equipped and ready for battle.

¹² In addition, Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and the Hushites were^[ah] descended from Aher.

Genealogy of Naphtali^(F)

¹³ Naphtali’s descendants included Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, descended through Bilhah.

Genealogy of Manasseh

¹⁴ Manasseh’s descendants included Asriel, whom his Aramean mistress bore, along with Machir, who fathered Gilead. ¹⁵ Machir chose wives for his sons^[ai] Huppim and for Shuppim. He had a sister named Maacah. His second son^[aj] was named Zelophehad, and Zelophehad fathered only^[ak] daughters.^{[al] 16} Machir’s wife Maacah bore a son whom she named Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. ¹⁷ Ulam’s son was Bedan. These were the children of Machir’s son Gilead, who was also a descendant of Manasseh. ¹⁸ His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. ¹⁹ Shemida’s sons included Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Genealogy of Ephraim

²⁰ Ephraim’s descendants included Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, ²¹ his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, his son Ezer, and Elead. The people of Gath, who were native to the land, killed them when^[am] they came down to raid their cattle. ²² So their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. ²³ Later, Ephraim had marital relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, whom he named Beriah,^[an] because his household had been visited with disaster.

²⁴ His daughter Sheerah built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, along with Uzzen-sheerah. ²⁵ Rephah was also his descendant,^[ao] as were Resheph, Telah, Tahan, ²⁶ Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama, ²⁷ Nun, and Joshua. ²⁸ Their possessions and settlements included Bethel and its towns,^[ap] Naaran to the east, Gezer and its towns to the west, Shechem and its towns as far as Ayyah and its towns ²⁹ along the borders of the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. In these lived the descendants of Israel’s son Joseph.

Genealogy of Asher^(G)

³⁰ Asher’s descendants included Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

³¹ Beriah’s descendants included Heber and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. ³² Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

³³ Japhlet’s descendants included Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the descendants of Japhlet.

³⁴ Shemer’s descendants included Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

³⁵ His brother Helem’s descendants included Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

³⁶ Zophah’s descendants included Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, ³⁷ Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

³⁸ Jether’s descendants included Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

³⁹ Ulla’s descendants included Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

⁴⁰ All of these were men of Asher, leaders of ancestral households, choice valiant mighty warriors, and chiefs among princes. Their enrolled genealogies for battle conscription^[aq] totaled 26,000 men.

Genealogy of Benjamin^(H)

8 Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel his second born, Aharah his third born, ² Nohah his fourth born, and Rapha his fifth born.

³ Bela’s descendants included^[ar] Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ Ehud’s descendants, who were leaders of their ancestral households in Geba and who were taken into exile to Manahath, included: ⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera (also known as Heglam), who fathered Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim fathered sons in the land of Moab after he had divorced^[as] his wives Hushim and Baara. ⁹ By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons and leaders of ancestral households.

¹¹ He also fathered his sons Abitub and Elpaal by Hushim.

¹² Elpaal’s descendants included Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod, along with its towns),^{[at] 13} Beriah and Shema, leaders of ancestral households in Aijalon who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath, ¹⁴ Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, ¹⁵ Zebadiah, Arad, and Eder.

¹⁶ Beriah’s descendants included Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

¹⁷ Elpaal’s descendants included Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

¹⁹ Shimei’s descendants included Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

²² Shashak’s descendants included Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

²⁶ Jeroham’s descendants included Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.

²⁸ All of these were the leaders of ancestral households, chiefs according to their generations. They lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife was named Maacah. ³⁰ His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, ³² and Mikloth, who fathered Shimeah. Now these also lived with their relatives across town in Jerusalem from^[au] their other^[av] relatives.

³³ Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.^[aw]

³⁴ Jonathan fathered Merib-baal and Merib-baal fathered Micah.

³⁵ Micah’s descendants included Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

³⁶ Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza. ³⁷ Moza fathered Binea, and Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

³⁸ Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan—all of these were the sons of Azel. ³⁹ The sons of his brother Eshek included Ulam his firstborn, Jeush his second, and Eliphelet his third. ⁴⁰ Ulam’s descendants were valiant warriors and archers. They had 150 children and grandchildren, all descendants of Benjamin.