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1 Chronicles 7

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The Mighty Sons of Issachar

Chapter 7.

The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron — four in all. Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel — heads of their clans, mighty warriors through their generations. In David's days their count was 22,600. Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah — five chiefs in all. With them, by generations and family lines, were 36,000 troops for war, since they had many wives and children. Their relatives, all Issachar's clans, were 87,000 mighty warriors, listed by genealogy.

The Warrior Clans of Benjamin

Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri — five family heads, mighty warriors. Their genealogy counted 22,034. Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth — all sons of Becher. Their genealogical record, by their generations, listed the heads of their ancestral families and 20,200 mighty warriors. Jediael's son was Bilhan; Bilhan's sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. These were Jediael's sons, family heads, mighty warriors — 17,200 fit for military service. Shuppim and Huppim were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.

Naphtali: Sons Born to Bilhah

The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum — the descendants of Bilhah.

Manasseh's sons: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she also bore Machir, father of Gilead. Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim; his sister's name was Maacah. The second was named Zelophehad; he had only daughters. Machir's wife Maacah bore a son and named him Peresh; his brother was Sheresh; his sons were Ulam and Rakem. The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh. His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Ephraim's Grief and Joshua's Line

Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath. his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah. The men of Gath, born in that land, killed Ezer and Elead when they went down to take the Gathites' livestock. Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. He slept with his wife; she conceived and bore a son he named Beriah, because tragedy had struck his household. His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon as well as Uzzen-sheerah. Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, Nun his son, and Joshua his son. Their possessions and settlements: Bethel with its villages, Naaran eastward, Gezer westward with its villages, Shechem with its villages, and on to Ayyah with its villages. Along the borders of Manasseh's sons: Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, with their villages. Joseph son of Israel's descendants lived there.

Asher's Sons: Warriors and Chiefs

The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah; their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua. The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet. The sons of Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. All these were Asher's descendants: heads of families, choice men, mighty warriors, heads of chiefs. Their war-service genealogy: 26,000 men.

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