1 ARST Issachar’ s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. BSB BSB: The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
2 ARST Tola’ s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel. They were all leaders of the clans descended from them. In the record of Tola’ s descendants in each generation were capable men who were in the army. During the time that David was the king of Israel there were 22, 600 such men. BSB BSB: The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
3 ARST Uzzi’ s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’ s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans. BSB BSB: The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
4 ARST Also, in the record of those descendants were the names of 36, 000 men who were in the army. The number was so large because they had many wives and children. BSB BSB: In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
5 ARST They had relatives from the clans descended from Issachar. Those records from Isaachar listed 87, 000 capable men who were in the army in all. BSB BSB: Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
6 ARST The three sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael. BSB BSB: The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
7 ARST Bela’ s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were leaders of clans. In their records there were names of 22, 034 capable men who were in the army. BSB BSB: The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
8 ARST Beker’ s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were his sons. BSB BSB: The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
9 ARST In the records of their descendants were the names of 20, 200 capable men and leaders of the clans who were in the army. BSB BSB: Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
10 ARST Jediael’ s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’ s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. BSB BSB: The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 ARST All of these descendants of Jediael were leaders of clans capable men who were in the army. There were 17, 200 men who would go out into battle. BSB BSB: All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
12 ARST Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of a man named Ir. Hushim was the son of a man named Aher. BSB BSB: The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
13 ARST Naphtali’ s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were children of Jacob’ s slave wife Bilhah. BSB BSB: The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
14 ARST Manasseh had sons by his slave wife who was from Aram. She gave birth to Asriel and Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead. BSB BSB: The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.
15 ARST Makir had a wife who was from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. Makir’ s sister’ s name was Maacah. Makir had a son named Zelophehad. Zelophehad had only daughters. BSB BSB: Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 ARST Makir’ s wife(also named Maacah) gave birth to sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’ s sons were Ulam and Rakem. BSB BSB: Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 ARST Ulam’ s son was Bedan. Those were the descendants of Gilead, the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh. BSB BSB: The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 ARST Gilead’ s sister was Hammoleketh. She was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. BSB BSB: His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 ARST Another son of Gilead was Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. BSB BSB: And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 ARST These are the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’ s son was Bered. Bered’ s son was Tahath. Tahath’ s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’ s son was also named Tahath. BSB BSB: The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 ARST Tahath’ s son was Zabad. Zabad’ s son was Shuthelah. Ephraim’ s other sons, Ezer and Elead, went to the city of Gath to steal some cattle. As a result, men from that city, natives of that area, killed Ezer and Elead. BSB BSB: Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
22 ARST Their father Ephraim cried for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him. BSB BSB: Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23 ARST Then he and his wife slept together again; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah which resembles the word‘trouble’ because of the trouble that his family had experienced. BSB BSB: And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
24 ARST Ephraim’ s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built three towns: Lower Beth Horon, Upper Beth Horon, and Uzzen Sheerah. BSB BSB: His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
25 ARST Another son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’ s son was Resheph. Resheph’ s son was Telah. Telah’ s son was Tahan. BSB BSB: Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 ARST Tahan’ s son was Ladan. Ladan’ s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’ s son was Elishama. BSB BSB: Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 ARST Elishama’ s son was Non. Non’ s son was Joshua, the man who led the Israelites after Moses died. BSB BSB: Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 ARST This is a list of the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended north as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages. BSB BSB: Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
29 ARST Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, Dor, and all the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’ s son Joseph. BSB BSB: And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
30 ARST Asher’ s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. BSB BSB: The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 ARST Beriah’ s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith BSB BSB: The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 ARST Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister. BSB BSB: Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
33 ARST Japhlet’ s sons were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’ s children. BSB BSB: The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
34 ARST Shamer’ s sons were Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. BSB BSB: The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 ARST Shomer’ s younger brother was Helem. Helem’ s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. BSB BSB: The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 ARST Zophah’ s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, BSB BSB: The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 ARST Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran(whose other name was Jether), and Beera. BSB BSB: Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 ARST Jether’ s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara. BSB BSB: The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 ARST Another descendant of Asher was Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. BSB BSB: The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 ARST All those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were capable, brave warriors and leaders of leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are the names of 26, 000 men who were in the army. BSB BSB: All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
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