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Descendants of Gad

11 The sons of Gad lived beside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:(A) 12 Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 And their kindred according to their clans: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven. 14 These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz; 15 Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief in their clan, 16 and they lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their limits.(B) 17 All of these were enrolled by genealogies in the days of King Jotham of Judah and in the days of King Jeroboam of Israel.(C)

18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant warriors who carried shield and sword and drew the bow, expert in war, forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty, ready for service. 19 They made war on the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab,(D) 20 and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.(E) 21 They captured their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand captives. 22 Many fell slain because the war was of God. And they lived in their territory until the exile.(F)

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The Tribe of Gad

11 The descendants of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan, all the way to Salekah. 12 Joel was the head, Shapham the second, also Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 Their brothers from their fathers’ houses were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber, seven in all.

14 These were the sons of Abihail, who was 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 son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of the house of their fathers.[a] 16 They lived in Gilead in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pastures surrounding Sharon, all the way to their borders. 17 All these were listed in genealogies from the days of Jotham king of Judah, and from the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

The Transjordan Armies

18 The descendants of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their armies, warriors armed with shields and swords, as well as archers, trained for war, ready to go out to battle. 19 They made war with the Hagraites, with Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 These tribes received help against the Hagraites, so the Hagraites were delivered into their hands, along with all who were with them, because Israel cried out to God during the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him. 21 They took away their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand living people. 22 So many of the enemy were cut down in battle, because the war was from God. These tribes lived in their place until the captivity.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:15 Father’s houses and fathers’ houses were among the names of the social subdivisions of Israel.