1 Chronicles 7

Descendants of Issachar

1 The sons of Issachar were a Tola, 1 Puah, 2 Jashub, and Shimron - four in all. 2 The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; b their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. 3 The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah, and the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. All five of them were chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, according to their fathers' houses, were thirty-six thousand troops ready for war; for they had many wives and sons. 5 Now their brethren among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in all.

Descendants of Benjamin

6 The sons of c Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael - three in all. 7 The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri - five in all. They were heads of their fathers' houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor. 8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons of Becher. 9 And they were recorded by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, twenty thousand two hundred mighty men of valor. 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers' houses; there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go out for war and battle. 12 3 Shuppim and 4 Huppim were the sons of 5 Ir, and Hushim was the son of 6 Aher.

Descendants of Naphtali

13 The d sons of Naphtali were 7 Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and 8 Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

Descendants of Manasseh

14 The e descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him f Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel. 9 15 Machir took as his wife the sister of 10 Huppim and 11 Shuppim, 12 whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead's 13 grandson was g Zelophehad, 14 but Zelophehad begot only daughters. 16 (Maachah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 The son of Ulam was h Bedan.) These were the descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, 15 Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Descendants of Ephraim

20 i The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in that land killed them because they came down to take away their cattle. 22 Then Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name 16 Beriah, 17 because tragedy had come upon his house. 24 Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper j Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; 25 and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, k Elishama his son, 27 18 Nun his son, and l Joshua his son. 28 Now their m possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east 19 Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as 20 Ayyah and its towns; 29 and by the borders of the children of n Manasseh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, o Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph, the son of Israel.

Descendants of Asher

30 p The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. 31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of 21 Birzaith. 32 And Heber begot Japhlet, 22 Shomer, 23 Hotham, and their sister Shua. 33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children of Japhlet. 34 The sons of q Shemer were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, 24 Jithran, and Beera. 38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. 39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel, and Rizia. 40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers' houses, choice men, mighty men of valor, chief leaders. And they were recorded by genealogies among the army fit for battle; their number was twenty-six thousand.

  1. Cross References
    Numbers 26:23 - 25
    The sons of Issachar according to their families were: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puah, the family of the Punites.
  2. Cross References
    2 Samuel 24:1 - 9
    Again the anger of the LORD was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah.
    1 Chronicles 27:1
    And the children of Israel, according to their number, the heads of fathers' houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 46:21
    The sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
    Numbers 26:38 - 41
    The sons of Benjamin according to their families were: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites.
    1 Chronicles 8:1
    Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third.
  4. Cross References
    Numbers 26:48 - 50
    The sons of Naphtali according to their families were: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites.
  5. Cross References
    Numbers 26:29 - 34
    The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
  6. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 2:21
    Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
  7. Cross References
    Numbers 26:30 - 33
    These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites.
    Numbers 27:1
    Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  8. Cross References
    1 Samuel 12:11
    And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety.
  9. Cross References
    Numbers 26:35 - 37
    These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites; of Becher, the family of the Bachrites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
  10. Cross References
    Joshua 16:3
    And went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea.
    Joshua 16:5
    The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon.
    2 Chronicles 8:5
    He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars.
  11. Cross References
    Numbers 10:22
    And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 17:9
    And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.
    Exodus 17:14
    Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
    Exodus 24:13
    So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.
    Exodus 33:11
    So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.
  13. Cross References
    Joshua 16:1 - 10
    The lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 41:51
    Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: "For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house.
    Joshua 17:7
    And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
  15. Cross References
    Joshua 17:11
    And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns - three hilly regions.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 46:17
    The sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.
    Numbers 26:44 - 47
    The sons of Asher according to their families were: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites; of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
  17. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 7:32
    And Heber begot Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.
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