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I figli di Issacar furono Tola, Puvah, Jashub e Scimrom, quattro in tutto.

I figli di Tola furono Uzzi, Refaiah, Jeriel Jahmai, Jibsam e Scemuel, capi delle loro case paterne. I figli di Tola furono uomini forti e valorosi nelle loro generazioni; il loro numero, al tempo di Davide, era diventiduemilaseicento.

Il figlio di Uzzi fu Izrahiah. I figli di Izrahiah furono Mikael, Obadiah, Joel e Isciah; essi erano tutti e cinque capi.

Con loro avevano, secondo le loro generazioni e in base alle loro case paterne, schiere pronte a combattere che ammontavano a trentaseimila soldati, perché avevano un gran numero di mogli e figli.

I loro fratelli, appartenenti a tutte le varie famiglie di Issacar e registrati nelle loro genealogie, erano in tutto ottantaseimila uomini forti e valorosi.

I figli di Beniamino furono Belah, Beker e Jediael tre in tutto.

I figli di Belah furono Etsbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth e Iri, cinque capi delle loro case paterne, uomini forti e valorosi, ed erano registrati nelle genealogie in numero di ventiduemilatrentaquattro.

I figli di Beker furono Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth e Alemeth. Tutti questi erano figli di Beker;

essi erano registrati nelle genealogie secondo le loro generazioni, e come capi delle loro case paterne, uomini forti e valorosi, in numero di ventimiladuecento.

10 Il figlio di Jediael fu Bilhan. I figli di Bilhan furono Jeush, Beniamino, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish e Ahishahar.

11 Tutti questi erano figli di Jediael, capi delle loro case paterne, uomini forti e valorosi, in numero didiciassettemiladuecento pronti ad andare in guerra a combattere.

12 Shupim e Huppim furono figli di Ir; Huscim fu figlio di Aher.

13 I figli di Neftali furono Jahtsiel, Guni, Jetser, Shallum, figli di Bilhah.

14 I figli di Manasse furono Asriel, che la sua concubina sira gli partorì assieme a Makir, padre di Galaad;

15 Makir prese una moglie per Huppim e per Shuppim, il nome di sua sorella era Maakah e il nome della seconda Zelofehad; Zelofehad ebbe solo figlie.

16 (Maakah, moglie di Makir, partorì un figlio, al quale pose nome Peresh; suo fratello invece si chiamava Sceresh e i suoi figli Ulam e Rekem.

17 Il figlio di Ulam fu Bedan). Questi furono i figli di Galaad, figlio di Makir, figlio di Manasse.

18 La sua sorella Hammoleketh partorì Ishod, Abiezer e Mahlah.

19 I figli di Scemida furono Ahian, Scekem, Likhi e Aniam.

20 I figli di Efraim furono Shuthelah, il cui figlio fu Bered, il cui figlio fu Tahath il cui figlio fu Eladah, il cui figlio fu Tahath,

21 il cui figlio fu Zabad, i cui figli furono Shuthelah, Ezer e Elead, che furono uccisi dagli uomini di Gath, nativi del paese, perché erano scesi a razziare il loro bestiame.

22 Il loro padre Efraim li pianse per molto tempo e i suoi fratelli vennero a consolarlo.

23 Poi entrò da sua moglie, che concepí e partorí un figlio; ed egli lo chiamò Beriah, perché sulla sua casa era caduta l'avversità.

24 Egli ebbe per figlia Sceerah che edificò Beth-Horon inferiore e superiore e Uzzen-Sceerah.

25 Suo figlio fu Refah, assieme a Rescef di cui fu figlio Telah, di cui fu figlio Tahan,

26 di cui fu figlio Ladan, di cui fu figlio Ammihud, di cui fu figlio Elishama,

27 di cui fu figlio Nun, di cui fu figlio Giosuè.

28 Le loro proprietà e abitazioni furono Bethel, e i suoi villaggi limitrofi: a est Naaran, a ovest Ghezer coni suoi villaggi limitrofi, e Sichem con i suoi villaggi limitrofi fino a Gaza con i suoi villaggi limitrofi.

29 Lungo i confini di Manasse c'erano: Beth-Scean con i suoi villaggi limitrofi, Taanak con i suoi villaggi limitrofi, Meghiddo con i suoi villaggi limitrofi e Dor con i suoi villaggi limitrofi. In queste località abitarono i figli di Giuseppe, figlio d'Israele.

30 I figli di Ascer furono Jimnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah e loro sorella Serah.

31 I figli di Beriah furono Heber e Malkel, che fu il padre di Birzavith.

32 Heber generò Jaflet, Shomer, Hotham e loro sorella Shua.

33 I figli di Jaflet furono Pasak, Bimhal e Ashvath. Questi erano i figli di Jaflet.

34 I figli di Scemer furono Ahi, Rohagah, Jehubbah e Aram.

35 I figli di suo fratello Helem furono Tsofah, Imna, Scelesh e Amal.

36 I figli di Tsofah furono Suah, Harmefer, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

37 Betser, Hod, Shamma, Scilshah, Jithran e Beera.

38 I figli di Jether furono Jefunneh, Pispah e Ara.

39 I figli di Ulla furono Arah, Anniel e Ritsia.

40 Tutti questi furono figli di Ascer, capi delle loro case paterne, uomini scelti, forti e valorosi, capi tra i principi. Essi erano registrati secondo le genealogie nel servizio militare per andare a combattere; il loro numero era di ventiseimila uomini.

Issachar’s Children

Issachar had four sons. Their names were Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.

Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the family history of Tola’s descendants, 22,600 men were listed as fighting men. This was during the time David was king.

Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah.

Izrahiah’s sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Isshiah. All five of them were leaders. Their family history shows they had 36,000 men ready to serve in the army. This was because they had many women and children.

The records of the family groups of Issachar show there were 87,000 fighting men.

Benjamin’s Children

Benjamin had three sons. Their names were Bela, Beker and Jediael.

Bela had five sons. Their names were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had 22,034 fighting men.

Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. They all were Beker’s sons. Their family history listed the family leaders and 20,200 fighting men.

10 Jediael’s son was Bilhan.

Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11 All these sons of Jediael were leaders of their families. They had 17,200 fighting men ready to serve in the army.

12 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir. And the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

Naphtali’s Children

13 Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They were Bilhah’s grandsons.

Manasseh’s Children

14 These are Manasseh’s descendants: Manasseh had an Aramean slave woman. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was Gilead’s father. 15 Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister was named Maacah. His second son was named Zelophehad. Zelophehad had only daughters. 16 Makir’s wife Maacah had a son whom she named Peresh. Peresh’s brother was named Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 Ulam’s son was Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead. Gilead was Makir’s son. Makir was Manasseh’s son. 18 Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.

19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

Ephraim’s Children

20 These are the names of Ephraim’s descendants. Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath. 21 Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah.

Ezer and Elead went to Gath to steal the people’s cows and sheep. So some men who grew up in that city killed Ezer and Elead. 22 Their father Ephraim cried for them many days. And his family came to comfort him. 23 Then he had intimate relations with his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named his son Beriah[a] because of the bad things that had happened to his family. 24 Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower Beth Horon and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.

25 Rephah was Ephraim’s son. Resheph was Rephah’s son. Telah was Resheph’s son. Tahan was Telah’s son. 26 Ladan was Tahan’s son. Ammihud was Ladan’s son. Elishama was Ammihud’s son. 27 Nun was Elishama’s son. Joshua was the son of Nun.

28 Ephraim’s descendants lived in these lands and cities: Bethel and the villages near it, Naaran on the east, Gezer and the villages near it on the west, and Shechem and the villages near it. These villages went all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29 Along the borders of Manasseh’s land were the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor. There were also villages near them. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

Asher’s Children

30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was Birzaith’s father.

32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and their sister Shua.

33 Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal and Ashvath. They were Japhlet’s children.

34 Japhlet’s brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.

35 Shomer’s brother was Hotham. Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

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

38 Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.

39 Ulla’s sons were Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.

40 All these men were descendants of Asher. They were leaders of their families. They were powerful warriors and outstanding leaders. Their family history lists that they had 26,000 soldiers ready to serve in the army.

Footnotes

  1. 7:23 Beriah This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “trouble.”

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