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1 Chronicles 5


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1Sons 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.2Although Judah grew greater than his brothers and a leader came from him, the birthright wasJoseph's.3Sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel: Henoch, Pal u, Hezron, Carmi.4Sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son.6Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria carried off into exile, was the chief of theReubenites.7His brothers, by families, were grouped according to relationship. Jeiel was first, then Zechariah8and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. It was Reuben who lived in Aroer and his territoryextended as far as Nebo and Baal-Meon.9To eastward, what he occupied extended to the edge of the desert and the River Euphrates, for theyhad many herds in Gilead.10In the time of Saul, they made war on the Hagrites, whom they defeated and who were then living intheir tents throughout the eastern front of Gilead.11Next to them, in Bashan as far as Salecah, lived the sons of Gad.12Joel was the first, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.13Their brothers, by families, were Michael, Meshul am, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, Eber: seven.14These were the sons of Abihail: Ben-Huri, Ben-Jaroah, Ben-Gilead, Ben-Michael, Ben-Jeshishai, Ben-Jahdo, Ben-Buz.15Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the head of their families.16They inhabited Gilead, Bashan and its dependencies, as wel as al the pasture lands of Sharon ontheir extremities.17In the time of Jotham king of Judah and in the time of Jeroboam king of Israel, al of them wereincluded in the official genealogy.18The sons of Reuben, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had warriors, men armed with shieldand sword who could handle the bow and were trained for war, to the number of forty-four thousand sevenhundred and sixty fit for service.19They made war on the Hagrites, on Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.20God came to their help, and the Hagrites and al their al ies fel into their hands, for they cal ed on Godas they fought, and because they put their trust in him he heard their prayer.21Of their livestock they carried off fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, twothousand donkeys and a hundred thousand people.22Because the war was of God, the slaughter was great. They continued to live in their territory until theexile.23The sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the territory between Bashan and Baal-Hermon, Senirand Mount Hermon. They were numerous.24These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, Jahdiel -- stoutfighting men, men of renown, heads of their families.25But since they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves to the gods ofthe peoples of the country whom God had destroyed before them,26the God of Israel roused the hostility of Pul, king of Assyria, that is the wrath of Tiglath-Pileser, king ofAssyria who deported them -- the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh -- taking them off toHalah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan. They are stil there today.27Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.28Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel.29Children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar andIthamar.30Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua,31Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi.32Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth.33Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub,34Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz.35Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan.36Johanan fathered Azariah. He it was who officiated as priest in the Temple which Solomon built inJerusalem.37Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub,38Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum,39Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah,40Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak,41and Jehozadak went into exile when, at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, Yahweh exiled Judah andJerusalem.