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1 C H RO N I C L ES 6
of Gilead, they spread east toward the edge
of the desert that stretches to the Euphrates
River.
10 During the reign of Saul, the Reubenites
defeated the Hagrites in battle. Then they
moved into the Hagrite settlements all
along the eastern edge of Gilead.
Descendants of Gad
11 Next to the Reubenites, the descendants
of Gad lived in the land of Bashan as far
east as Salecah. 12 Joel was the leader in
the land of Bashan, and Shapham was
second-in-command, followed by Janai
and Shaphat.
13 Their relatives, the leaders of seven other
clans, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba,
Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. 14 These were all
descendants of Abihail son of Huri, son of
Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son
of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz. 15 Ahi
son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader
of their clans.
16 The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in
Bashan and its villages, and throughout all
the pasturelands of Sharon. 17 All of these were
listed in the genealogical records during the
days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.
The Tribes East of the Jordan
18 There were 44,760 capable warriors in the
armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat
and armed with shields, swords, and bows.
19 They waged war against the Hagrites, the
Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites. 20 They cried out to God during the battle,
and he answered their prayer because they
trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated. 21 The plunder taken from
the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000
sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000
captives. 22 Many of the Hagrites were killed in
the battle because God was fighting against
them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken
into exile.
23 The half-tribe of Manasseh was very large
and spread through the land from Bashan to
Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. 24 These
were the leaders of their clans: Epher,* Ishi, Eliel,
Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These
men had a great reputation as mighty warriors
and leaders of their clans.
25 But these tribes were unfaithful to the God
of their ancestors. They worshiped the gods of
the nations that God had destroyed. 26 So the
God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also
known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land
and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and
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the half-tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and
the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.
The Priestly Line
1*The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath,
and Merari.
2 The descendants of Kohath included Amram,
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses,
and Miriam.
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar,
and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.
Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
5 Abishua was the father of Bukki.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high
priest at the Temple* built by Solomon in
Jerusalem.
11 Azariah was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah.
Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak, 15 who
went into exile when the Lord sent
the people of Judah and Jerusalem into
captivity under Nebuchadnezzar.
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The Levite Clans
16*The sons of Levi were Gershon,* Kohath,
and Merari.
17 The descendants of Gershon included Libni
and Shimei.
18 The descendants of Kohath included Amram,
Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 The descendants of Merari included Mahli
and Mushi.
The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:
20 The
descendants of Gershon included Libni,
Jahath, Zimmah, 21 Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and
Jeatherai.
22 The descendants of Kohath included
Amminadab, Korah, Assir, 23 Elkanah,
5:24 As in Greek version and Latin Vulgate; Hebrew reads and
Epher. 6:1 Verses 6:1-15 are numbered 5:27-41 in Hebrew text.
6:10 Hebrew the house. 6:16a Verses 6:16-81 are numbered
6:1-66 in Hebrew text. 6:16b Hebrew Gershom, a variant
spelling of Gershon (see 6:1); also in 6:17, 20, 43, 62, 71.