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1 C H RO N I C L ES 7
77 The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah,* Rimmon,* and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun,
each with its pasturelands. 78 From the territory
of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite
Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town),
Jahaz,* 79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each
with its pasturelands. 80 And from the territory
of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, 81 Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its
pasturelands.
Descendants of Issachar
The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah,
Jashub, and Shimron.
2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel,
Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. Each of them
was the leader of an ancestral clan. At
the time of King David, the total number
of mighty warriors listed in the records of
these clans was 22,600.
3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of
Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and
Isshiah. These five became the leaders of
clans. 4 All of them had many wives and
many sons, so the total number of men
available for military service among their
descendants was 36,000.
5 The total number of mighty warriors from all
the clans of the tribe of Issachar was 87,000.
All of them were listed in their genealogical
records.
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Descendants of Benjamin
6 Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker,
and Jediael.
7 The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel,
Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the
leader of an ancestral clan. The total number
of mighty warriors from these clans was
22,034, as listed in their genealogical records.
8 The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer,
Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth,
and Alemeth. 9 Each of them was the leader
of an ancestral clan. The total number of
mighty warriors and leaders from these clans
was 20,200, as listed in their genealogical
records.
10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. The sons
of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud,
Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and
Ahishahar. 11 Each of them was the leader
of an ancestral clan. From these clans the
total number of mighty warriors ready for
war was 17,200.
12 The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim.
Hushim was the son of Aher.
Descendants of Naphtali
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel,* Guni,
Jezer, and Shillem.* They were all
descendants of Jacob’s concubine Bilhah.
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Descendants of Manasseh
14 The descendants of Manasseh through his
Aramean concubine included Asriel. She
also bore Makir, the father of Gilead. 15 Makir
found wives for* Huppim and Shuppim.
Makir had a sister named Maacah. One of
his descendants was Zelophehad, who had
only daughters.
16 Makir’s wife, Maacah, gave birth to a son
whom she named Peresh. His brother’s
name was Sheresh. The sons of Peresh were
Ulam and Rakem. 17 The son of Ulam was
Bedan. All these were considered Gileadites,
descendants of Makir son of Manasseh.
18 Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to
Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem,
Likhi, and Aniam.
Descendants of Ephraim
20 The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah,
Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath, 21 Zabad,
Shuthelah, Ezer, and Elead. These two were
killed trying to steal livestock from the local
farmers near Gath. 22 Their father, Ephraim,
mourned for them a long time, and his
relatives came to comfort him. 23 Afterward
Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became
pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim
named him Beriah* because of the tragedy
his family had suffered. 24 He had a daughter
named Sheerah. She built the towns of Lower
and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.
25 The descendants of Ephraim included
Rephah, Resheph, Telah, Tahan, 26 Ladan,
Ammihud, Elishama, 27 Nun, and Joshua.
28 The descendants of Ephraim lived in the
territory that included Bethel and its surrounding towns to the south, Naaran to the east,
Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem
and its surrounding villages to the north as far
as Ayyah and its towns. 29 Along the border of
Manasseh were the towns of Beth-shan,* Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and their surrounding villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel*
lived in these towns.
Descendants of Asher
30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi,
and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.
31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel
(the father of Birzaith).
6:77a As in Greek version (see also Josh 21:34); Hebrew
lacks Jokneam, Kartah. 6:77b As in Greek version (see also
Josh 19:13); Hebrew reads Rimmono. 6:78 Hebrew Jahzah,
a variant spelling of Jahaz. 7:13a As in parallel text at Gen
46:24; Hebrew reads Jahziel, a variant spelling of Jahzeel.
7:13b As in some Hebrew and Greek manuscripts (see also
Gen 46:24; Num 26:49); most Hebrew manuscripts read
Shallum. 7:15 Or Makir took a wife from. The meaning of
the Hebrew is uncertain. 7:23 Beriah sounds like a Hebrew
term meaning “tragedy” or “misfortune.” 7:29a Hebrew
Beth-shean, a variant spelling of Beth-shan. 7:29b Israel
is the name that God gave to Jacob.