1 Chronicles 7
The Message
The Family of Issachar
7 1-5 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four sons. The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel—the chiefs of their families. During David’s reign, the Tola family counted 22,600 warriors in their lineage. The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah; the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah—five sons and all of them chiefs. They counted 36,000 warriors in their lineage because they had more wives and sons than their brothers. The extended families of Issachar accounted for 87,000 warriors—all of them listed in the family tree.
The Family of Benjamin
6-12 Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael. Bela had five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, all of them chiefs and warriors. They counted 22,034 names in their family tree. Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. Through these chiefs their family tree listed 20,200 warriors. Jediael’s son was Bilhan and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar—all sons of Jediael and family chiefs; they counted 17,200 combat-ready warriors. Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim were from the family of Aher.
The Family of Naphtali
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum; they are listed under the maternal line of Bilhah, their grandfather’s concubine.
The Family of Manasseh
14-19 Manasseh’s sons, born of his Aramean concubine, were Asriel and Makir the father of Gilead. Makir got his wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maacah. Another son, Zelophehad, had only daughters. Makir’s wife Maacah bore a son whom she named Peresh; his brother’s name was Sheresh and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. Ulam’s son was Bedan. This accounts for the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The Family of Ephraim
20-24 The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, cattle-rustlers, killed on one of their raids by the natives of Gath. Their father Ephraim grieved a long time and his family gathered to give him comfort. Then he slept with his wife again. She conceived and produced a son. He named him Beriah (Unlucky), because of the bad luck that had come to his family. His daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.
25-29 Rephah was Ephraim’s son and also Resheph; Telah was his son, Tahan his son, Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, Nun his son, and Joshua his son. They occupied Bethel and the neighboring country from Naaran on the east to Gezer and its villages on the west, along with Shechem and its villages, and extending as far as Ayyah and its villages. Stretched along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their satellite villages. The families descended from Joseph son of Israel lived in all these places.
The Family of Asher
30-32 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; Serah was their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel, who had Birzaith. Heber had Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
33-40 Japhlet had Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. His brother Shomer had Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. His brother Helem had Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. Zophah had Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. Jether had Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. Ulla had Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. These were Asher’s sons, all of them responsible, excellent in character, and brave in battle—good leaders. They listed 26,000 combat-ready men in their family tree.
1 Crónicas 7
Reina-Valera Antigua
7 LOS hijos de Issachâr, cuatro: Thola, Phúa, Jabsub, y Simrón.
2 Los hijos de Thola: Uzzi, Rephaías, Jeriel, Jamai, Jibsam y Samuel, cabezas en las familias de sus padres. De Thola fueron contados por sus linajes en el tiempo de David, veintidós mil seiscientos hombres muy valerosos.
3 Hijo de Uzzi fué Izrahías; y los hijos de Izrahías: Michâel, Obadías, Joel, é Isías: todos, cinco príncipes.
4 Y había con ellos en sus linajes, por las familias de sus padres, treinta y seis mil hombres de guerra: por que tuvieron muchas mujeres é hijos.
5 Y sus hermanos por todas las familias de Issachâr, contados todos por sus genealogías, eran ochenta y siete mil hombres valientes en extremo.
6 Los hijos de Benjamín fueron tres: Bela, Bechêr, y Jediael.
7 Los hijos de Bela: Esbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, é Iri; cinco cabezas de casas de linajes, hombres de gran valor, y de cuya descendencia fueron contados veintidós mil treinta y cuatro.
8 Los hijos de Bechêr: Zemira, Joas, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abías, Anathoth y Alemeth; todos estos fueron hijos de Bechêr.
9 Y contados por sus descendencias, por sus linajes, los que eran cabezas de sus familias, resultaron veinte mil y doscientos hombres de grande esfuerzo.
10 Hijo de Jediael fué Bilhán; y los hijos de Bilhán: Jebús, Benjamín, Aod, Chênaana, Zethán, Tharsis, y Ahisahar.
11 Todos estos fueron hijos de Jediael, cabezas de familias, hombres muy valerosos, diecisiete mil y doscientos que salían á combatir en la guerra.
12 Y Suppim y Huppim fueron hijos de Hir: y Husim, hijo de Aher.
13 Los hijos de Nephtalí: Jaoel, Guni, Jezer, y Sallum, hijos de Bilha.
14 Los hijos de Manasés: Asriel, el cual le parió su concubina la Sira: (la cual también le parió á Machîr, padre de Galaad:
15 Y Machîr tomó por mujer la hermana de Huppim y Suppim, cuya hermana tuvo por nombre Maachâ:) y el nombre del segundo fué Salphaad. Y Salphaad tuvo hijas.
16 Y Maachâ mujer de Machîr le parió un hijo, y llamóle Peres; y el nombre de su hermano fué Seres, cuyos hijos fueron Ulam y Recem.
17 Hijo de Ulam fué Bedán. Estos fueron los hijos de Galaad, hijo de Machîr, hijo de Manasés.
18 Y su hermana Molechêt parió á Ischôd, y á Abiezer, y Mahala.
19 Y los hijos de Semida fueron Ahián, Sechêm, Licci, y Aniam.
20 Los hijos de Ephraim: Suthela, Bered su hijo, Thahath, Elada su hijo, Thahat su hijo,
21 Zabad su hijo, y Suthela su hijo, Ezer, y Ela0d. Mas los hijos de gath, naturales de aquella tierra, los mataron, porque vinieron á tomarles sus ganados.
22 Y Ephraim su padre hizo duelo por muchos días, y vinieron sus hermanos á consolarlo.
23 Entrando él después á su mujer ella concibió, y parió un hijo, al cual puso por nombre Bería; por cuanto había estado en aflicción en su casa
24 Y su hija fué Seera, la cual edificó á Beth-oron la baja y la alta, y á Uzzen-seera.
25 Hijo de este Bería fué Repha y Reseph, y Thela su hijo, y Taán su hijo,
26 Laadán su hijo, Ammiud su hijo, Elisama su hijo,
27 Nun su hijo, Josué su hijo.
28 Y la heredad y habitación de ellos fué Beth-el con sus aldeas: y hacia el oriente Naarán, y á la parte del occidente Gezer y sus aldeas: asimismo Sichêm con sus aldeas, hasta Asa y sus aldeas;
29 Y á la parte de los hijos de Manasés, Beth-seán con sus aldeas, Thanach con sus aldeas, Megiddo con sus aldeas, Dor con sus aldeas. En estos lugares habitaron los hijos de José, hijo de Israel.
30 Los hijos de Aser: Imna, Isua, Isui, Bería, y su hermana Sera.
31 Los hijos de Bería: Heber, y Machîel, el cual fué padre de Birzabith.
32 Y Heber engendró á Japhlet, Semer, Hotham, y Sua hermana de ellos.
33 Los hijos de Japhlet: Pasac, Bimhal, y Asvath. Aquestos los hijos de Japhlet.
34 Y los hijos de Semer: Ahi, Roega, Jehubba, y Aram.
35 Los hijos de Helem su hermano: Sopha, Imna, Selles, y Amal.
36 Los hijos de Sopha: Sua, Harnapher, Sual, Beri, Imra,
37 Beser, Hod, Samma, Silsa, Ithrán y Beera.
38 Los hijos de Jether: Jephone, Pispa, y Ara.
39 Y los hijos de Ulla; Ara, y Haniel, y Resia.
40 Y todos estos fueron hijos de Aser, cabezas de familias paternas, escogidos, esforzados, cabezas de príncipes: y contados que fueron por sus linajes entre los de armas tomar, el número de ellos fué veintiséis mil hombres.
1 Chronicles 7
New King James Version
The Family of Issachar(A)
7 The sons of Issachar were (B)Tola, [a]Puah, [b]Jashub, and Shimron—four in all. 2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; (C)their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. 3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons.
5 Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all.
The Family of Benjamin(D)
6 The sons of (E)Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael—three in all. 7 The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five in all. They were heads of their fathers’ houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor.
8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Becher. 9 And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers’ houses; there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go out for war and battle. 12 [c]Shuppim and [d]Huppim were the sons of [e]Ir, and Hushim was the son of [f]Aher.
The Family of Naphtali(F)
13 The (G)sons of Naphtali were [g]Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and [h]Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
The Family of Manasseh (West)
14 The (H)descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him (I)Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. 15 Machir took as his wife the sister of [i]Huppim and [j]Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead’s [k]grandson was (J)Zelophehad, but Zelophehad begot only daughters. 16 (Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 The son of Ulam was (K)Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, [l]Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The Family of Ephraim
20 (L)The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in that land killed them because they came down to take away their cattle. 22 Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name [m]Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house. 24 Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper (M)Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; 25 and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, (N)Elishama his son, 27 [n]Nun his son, and (O)Joshua his son.
28 Now their (P)possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east [o]Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as [p]Ayyah and its towns; 29 and by the borders of the children of (Q)Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, (R)Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel.
The Family of Asher(S)
30 (T)The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. 31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of [q]Birzaith. 32 And Heber begot Japhlet, [r]Shomer, [s]Hotham, and their sister Shua. 33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. 34 The sons of (U)Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, [t]Jithran, and Beera. 38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. 39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia.
40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders. And they were recorded by genealogies among the army fit for battle; their number was twenty-six thousand.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 7:1 Puvah, Gen. 46:13
- 1 Chronicles 7:1 Job, Gen. 46:13
- 1 Chronicles 7:12 Shupham, Num. 26:39
- 1 Chronicles 7:12 Hupham, Num. 26:39
- 1 Chronicles 7:12 Iri, v. 7
- 1 Chronicles 7:12 Ahiram, Num. 26:38
- 1 Chronicles 7:13 Jahzeel, Gen. 46:24
- 1 Chronicles 7:13 Shillem, Gen. 46:24
- 1 Chronicles 7:15 Hupham, v. 12; Num. 26:39
- 1 Chronicles 7:15 Shupham, v. 12; Num. 26:39
- 1 Chronicles 7:15 Lit. the second
- 1 Chronicles 7:18 Jeezer, Num. 26:30
- 1 Chronicles 7:23 Lit. In Tragedy
- 1 Chronicles 7:27 Heb. Non
- 1 Chronicles 7:28 Naarath, Josh. 16:7
- 1 Chronicles 7:28 Many Heb. mss., Bg., LXX, Tg., Vg. Gazza
- 1 Chronicles 7:31 Or Birzavith or Birzoth
- 1 Chronicles 7:32 Shemer, 1 Chr. 7:34
- 1 Chronicles 7:32 Helem, 1 Chr. 7:35
- 1 Chronicles 7:37 Jether, v. 38
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