1 Chronicles, 5

1. Sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel. He was indeed the first-born but, when he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, and he was no longer reckoned as the eldest son.

1. Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

2. Although Judah grew greater than his brothers and a leader came from him, the birthright was Joseph's.

2. For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:)

3. Sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel: Henoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi.

3. The sons, [I say], of Reuben the firstborn of Israel [were], Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4. Sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

4. The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5. Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son.

5. Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,

6. Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria carried off into exile, was the chief of the Reubenites.

6. Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away [captive]: he [was] prince of the Reubenites.

7. His brothers, by families, were grouped according to relationship. Jeiel was first, then Zechariah

7. And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, [were] the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8. and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. It was Reuben who lived in Aroer and his territory extended as far as Nebo and Baal-Meon.

8. And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

9. To eastward, what he occupied extended to the edge of the desert and the River Euphrates, for they had many herds in Gilead.

9. And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10. In the time of Saul, they made war on the Hagrites, whom they defeated and who were then living in their tents throughout the eastern front of Gilead.

10. And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east [land] of Gilead.

11. Next to them, in Bashan as far as Salecah, lived the sons of Gad.

11. And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:

12. Joel was the first, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

12. Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13. Their brothers, by families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, Eber: seven.

13. And their brethren of the house of their fathers [were], Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

14. These were the sons of Abihail: Ben-Huri, Ben-Jaroah, Ben-Gilead, Ben-Michael, Ben-Jeshishai, Ben-Jahdo, Ben-Buz.

14. These [are] the children of Abihail 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, son of Guni, was the head of their families.

15. Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.

16. They inhabited Gilead, Bashan and its dependencies, as well as all the pasture lands of Sharon on their extremities.

16. And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

17. In the time of Jotham king of Judah and in the time of Jeroboam king of Israel, all of them were included in the official genealogy.

17. All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18. The sons of Reuben, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had warriors, men armed with shield and sword who could handle the bow and were trained for war, to the number of forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty fit for service.

18. The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, [were] four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

19. They made war on the Hagrites, on Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.

19. And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

20. God came to their help, and the Hagrites and all their allies fell into their hands, for they called on God as they fought, and because they put their trust in him he heard their prayer.

20. And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

21. Of their livestock they carried off fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys and a hundred thousand people.

21. And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

22. Because the war was of God, the slaughter was great. They continued to live in their territory until the exile.

22. For there fell down many slain, because the war [was] of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

23. The sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the territory between Bashan and Baal-Hermon, Senir and Mount Hermon. They were numerous.

23. And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

24. These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, Jahdiel -- stout fighting men, men of renown, heads of their families.

24. And these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, [and] heads of the house of their fathers.

25. But since they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the country whom God had destroyed before them,

25. And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

26. the God of Israel roused the hostility of Pul, king of Assyria, that is the wrath of Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria who deported them -- the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh -- taking them off to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan. They are still there today.

26. And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

27. Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

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28. Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel.

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29. Children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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30. Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua,

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31. Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi.

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32. Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth.

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33. Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub,

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34. Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz.

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35. Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan.

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36. Johanan fathered Azariah. He it was who officiated as priest in the Temple which Solomon built in Jerusalem.

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37. Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub,

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38. Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum,

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39. Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah,

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40. Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak,

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41. and Jehozadak went into exile when, at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, Yahweh exiled Judah and Jerusalem.

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