The Family Line of Issachar
1The sons of Issachar were
Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. The total number of sons was four.
2The sons of Tola were
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of fighting men who were listed in the history of the family line of Tola was 22,600. That was when David was king.
3The son of Uzzi was
Izrahiah.
The sons of Izrahiah were
Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. 4According to their family history, 36,000 of their men were ready for battle. That’s because they had many wives and children.
5The total number of fighting men who belonged to all the family groups of Issachar was 87,000. The men were listed in their family history.
The Family Line of Benjamin
6The three sons of Benjamin were
Bela, Beker and Jediael.
7The sons of Bela were
Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of sons was five. Their family history listed 22,034 fighting men.
8The sons of Beker were
Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All of them were the sons of Beker. 9Their family history listed the leaders of their families. It also listed 20,200 fighting men.
10The son of Jediael was
Bilhan.
The sons of Bilhan were
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11All these sons of Jediael were the leaders of their families. There were 17,200 fighting men who were ready to go to war.
12The Shuppites and Huppites belonged to the family line of Ir. The Hushites belonged to the family line of Aher.
The Family Line of Naphtali
13The sons of Naphtali were
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They belonged to the family line of Bilhah.
The Family Line of Manasseh
14Here is the family line of Manasseh.
He had a concubine who was from the land of Aram. She had Asriel and Makir by him. Makir was the father of Gilead. 15Makir married a woman from among the Huppites and Shuppites. He had a sister named Maakah. Another member of Manasseh’s family line was Zelophehad. All he had was daughters. 16Makir’s wife Maakah had a son by him. She named the boy Peresh. He had a brother named Sheresh. The sons of Sheresh were Ulam and Rakem.
17The son of Ulam was
Bedan.
These were the members of the family line of Makir, the son of Manasseh. Gilead was the son of Makir.
18Gilead’s sister was Hammoleketh. She was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
19The sons of Shemida were
Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.
The Family Line of Ephraim
20Here are the members of the family line of Ephraim.
Shuthelah was Ephraim’s son.
Bered was Shuthelah’s son.
Tahath was Bered’s son.
Eleadah was Tahath’s son.
Tahath was Eleadah’s son.
21Zabad was Tahath’s son.
And Shuthelah was Zabad’s son.
Men from Gath killed Ezer and Elead when they went down to steal their livestock. 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them for many days. His relatives came to comfort him. 23Then he slept with his wife. She became pregnant and had a baby boy. Ephraim named him Beriah. That’s because something bad had happened in his family. 24His daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower and Upper Beth Horon. She also built Uzzen Sheerah.
25Rephah was Beriah’s son.
Resheph was Rephah’s son.
Telah was Resheph’s son.
Tahan was Telah’s son.
26Ladan was Tahan’s son.
Ammihud was Ladan’s son.
Elishama was Ammihud’s son.
27Nun was Elishama’s son.
And Joshua was the son of Nun.
28The lands and settlements of the members of Ephraim’s line included Bethel and the villages around it. Naaran was on the east. Gezer and its villages were on the west. The lands and settlements included Shechem. They also included the villages around Shechem all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The members of the family line of Joseph lived in these towns. Joseph was the son of Israel.
The Family Line of Asher
30The sons of Asher were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.
31The sons of Beriah were
Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith.
32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham and their sister Shua.
33The sons of Japhlet were
Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.
They were Japhlet’s sons.
34The sons of Shomer were
Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.
35The sons of Shomer’s brother Helem were
Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
36The sons of Zophah were
Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera.
38The sons of Jether were
Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.
39The sons of Ulla were
Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
40All of them were members of the family line of Asher. They were the leaders of their families. They were fine men. They were brave fighting men. They were outstanding leaders. The total number of men who were ready for battle was 26,000. They were listed in their family history.
Issachar
1The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—four in all.
2The 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.
3The son of Uzzi:
Izrahiah.
The sons of Izrahiah:
Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. 4According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.
5The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.
Benjamin
6Three sons of Benjamin:
Bela, Beker and Jediael.
7The sons of Bela:
Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
8The sons of Beker:
Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker. 9Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men.
10The son of Jediael:
Bilhan.
The sons of Bilhan:
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.
12The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites7:12 Or Ir. The sons of Dan: Hushim, (see Gen. 46:23); Hebrew does not have The sons of Dan. the descendants of Aher.
Naphtali
13The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem7:13 Some Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 46:24 and Num. 26:49); most Hebrew manuscripts Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
Manasseh
14The descendants of Manasseh:
Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. 15Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maakah.
Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16Makir’s wife Maakah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17The son of Ulam:
Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. 18His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
19The sons of Shemida were:
Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.
Ephraim
20The descendants of Ephraim:
Shuthelah, Bered his son,
Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,
Tahath his son, 21Zabad 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. 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. 23Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for misfortune. because there had been misfortune in his family. 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.
25Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,7:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have his son.
Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26Ladan his son, Ammihud his son,
Elishama his son, 27Nun his son
and Joshua his son.
28Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
Asher
30The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.
33The sons of Japhlet:
Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.
These were Japhlet’s sons.
34The sons of Shomer:
Ahi, Rohgah,7:34 Or of his brother Shomer: Rohgah Hubbah and Aram.
35The sons of his brother Helem:
Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
36The sons of Zophah:
Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran7:37 Possibly a variant of Jether and Beera.
38The sons of Jether:
Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.
39The sons of Ulla:
Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
40All 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.
