1 Chronicles 7:20-29

The Voice

²⁰ Ephraim’s lineage descended seven generations: Shuthelah, Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath, ²¹ Zabad, and Shuthelah. Ezer and Elead (Shuthelah’s sons) were killed by men of the Philistine city Gath because the brothers stole livestock. ²² Their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives comforted him. ²³ His wife became pregnant and birthed Beriah (whose name means “misfortune” and commemorates the tragedy in Ephraim’s family). ²⁴ His daughter, Sheerah, built lower and upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. ²⁵ His sons were Rephah and Resheph. Resheph’s lineage descended seven generations: Telah, Tahan, ²⁶ Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama, ²⁷ Non, and Joshua.

^28-29 The tribes descended from Joseph bordered each other. The Ephraimites occupied Bethel with its towns, to the east Naaran, and to the west the cities and towns of Gezer, Shechem, and Ayyah. Their borders lined Manasseh’s territories: the cities and towns of Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor.