Descendants of Ephraim

20 (A)The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and [a]Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock. 22 Their father Ephraim (B)mourned for many days, and his relatives (C)came to comfort him. 23 Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him [b]Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, (D)who built lower and upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah. 25 Rephah was his son along with Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 [c]Non his son, and (E)Joshua his son.

28 (F)Their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel with its towns, and to the east, [d]Naaran, and to the west, Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns, as far as [e]Ayyah with its towns, 29 and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, and Dor with its towns. In these regions lived the (G)sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:20 In Num 26:35, Becher
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:23 I.e., in misfortune
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:27 In Ex 33:11 and elsewhere, Nun
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:28 In Josh 16:7, Naarah
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:28 Many mss Azzah

Ephraim’s Descendants

20 Ephraim’s(A) sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered,
his son Tahath, his son Eleadah,
his son Tahath, 21 his son Zabad,
his son Shuthelah, also Ezer, and Elead.

The men of Gath, born in the land, killed them because they went down to raid their cattle. 22 Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives[a] came to comfort him. 23 He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home.[b] 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon(B) and Uzzen-sheerah,

25 his son Rephah,[c] his son Resheph,
his son Telah, his son Tahan,
26 his son Ladan, his son Ammihud,
his son Elishama, 27 his son Nun,
and his son Joshua.(C)

28 Their holdings and settlements were Bethel(D) and its villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, 29 and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:22 Or his brothers
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:23 In Hb, the name Beriah sounds like “in misfortune.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:25 Probably Ephraim’s son