Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam,¹ and Samuel.² They were leaders of their families.³ In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola’s genealogical records.⁴

^7:3The son⁵ of Uzzi:

Izrachiah.

The sons of Izrahiah:

Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.

^7:4According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous wives and sons.⁶^7:5Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors.⁷

Benjamin’s Descendants

^7:6The sons of Benjamin:⁸

Bela, Beker, and Jediael—three in all.

^7:7The sons of Bela:

Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.

^7:8The sons of Beker:

Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were the sons of Beker. ^7:9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

^7:10The son⁹ of Jediael:

Bilhan.

The sons of Bilhan:

Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. ^7:11All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.

^7:12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; the Hushites were descendants of Aher.¹⁰

Naphtali’s Descendants

^7:13The sons of Naphtali:

Jahziel,¹¹ Guni, Jezer, and Shallum¹²—sons of Bilhah.

Manasseh’s Descendants

^7:14The sons of Manasseh:

Asriel, who was born to Manasseh’s Aramean concubine.¹³ She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. ^7:15Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites.¹⁴ (His sister’s name was Maacah.)

Zelophehad was Manasseh’s second son;¹⁵ he had only daughters.

^7:16Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

^7:17The son¹⁶ of Ulam:

Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh. ^7:18His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

^7:19The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Ephraim’s Descendants

^7:20The descendants of Ephraim:

Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, ^7:21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah

(Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath, who were natives of the land, when they went down to steal their cattle. ^7:22Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him. ^7:23He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim¹⁷ named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family.¹⁸^7:24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, as well as Uzzen Sheerah),

^7:25his¹⁹ son Rephah, his son Resheph,²⁰ his son Telah, his son Tahan, ^7:26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, ^7:27his son Nun,²¹ and his son Joshua.

^7:28Their property and settlements included Bethel²² and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns. ^7:29On the border of Manasseh’s territory were Beth-Shean²³ and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo²⁴ and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel’s son, lived here.

Asher’s Descendants

^7:30The sons of Asher:

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.

^7:31The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

^7:32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.

^7:33The sons of Japhlet:

Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.

^7:34The sons of his brother²⁵ Shemer:²⁶

Rohgah, Hubbah,²⁷ and Aram.

^7:35The sons of his brother Helem:²⁸

Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

^7:36The sons of Zophah:

Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, ^7:37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran,²⁹ and Beera.

^7:38The sons of Jether:

Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

^7:39The sons of Ulla:

Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

^7:40All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle.³⁰

Benjamin’s Descendants (Continued)

^8:1Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was born second, Aharah¹ third, ^8:2Nohah fourth, and Rapha fifth.

^8:3Bela’s sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud, ^8:4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ^8:5Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

^8:6These were the descendants of Ehud who were leaders of the families living in Geba who were forced to move to Manahath: ^8:7Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who moved them. Gera² was the father of Uzzah and Ahihud.

^8:8Shaharaim fathered sons in Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. ^8:9By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, ^8:10Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons; they were family leaders. ^8:11By Hushim he fathered Abitub and Elpaal.

^8:12The sons of Elpaal:

Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod, as well as its surrounding towns), ^8:13Beriah, and Shema. They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath.

^8:14Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, ^8:15Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ^8:16Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

^8:17Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ^8:18Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

^8:19Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, ^8:20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ^8:21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

^8:22Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ^8:23Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, ^8:24Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ^8:25Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

^8:26Shamsherai, Shechariah, Athaliah, ^8:27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham. ^8:28These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem.³

^8:29The father of Gibeon⁴ lived in Gibeon; his wife’s name was Maacah. ^8:30His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal,⁵ Nadab, ^8:31Gedor, Ahio, Zeker, and Mikloth.⁶

^8:32Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.⁷

^8:33Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.⁸

^8:34The son of Jonathan:

Meribbaal.⁹

Meribbaal was the father of Micah.

^8:35The sons of Micah:

Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

^8:36Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza, ^8:37and Moza was the father of Binea. His son was Raphah, whose son was Eleasah, whose son was Azel.

^8:38Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn,¹⁰ followed by Ishmael, Sheariah,¹¹ Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

^8:39The sons of his brother Eshek:

Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third. ^8:40The sons of Ulam were warriors who were adept archers.¹² They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150.

All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

^9:1Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.

Exiles Who Resettled in Jerusalem

The people of Judah¹ were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. ^9:2The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.²^9:3Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem.³

^9:4The settlers included:⁴ Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, who was a descendant of Perez son of Judah.

^9:5From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

^9:6From the descendants of Zerah: Jeuel.

Their relatives numbered 690.

^9:7From the descendants of Benjamin:

Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah; ^9:8Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah.

^9:9Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families.⁵

^9:10From the priests:

Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin; ^9:11Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub the leader in God’s temple; ^9:12Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer.

^9:13Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God’s temple.⁶

^9:14From the Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah a descendant of Merari; ^9:15Bakbakkar; Heresh; Galal; Mattaniah son of Mika, son of Zikri, son of Asaph; ^9:16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived among the settlements of the Netophathites.

^9:17The gatekeepers were:

Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader; ^9:18he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.

^9:19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family (the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary.⁷ Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the Lord’s dwelling place.⁸^9:20Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times, and the Lord was with him. ^9:21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the guard at the entrance to the meeting tent.

^9:22All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel…

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Footnotes

1 Many English versions spell this name “Ibsam.”
2 Many English versions retain a form of this name closer to the Hebrew, i.e., “Shemuel.”
3 Heb “heads of the house of their fathers.”
4 Heb “to Tola [there were] warriors by their generations, their number in the days of David [was] 22,600.”
5 The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.
6 Heb “and unto them by their generations to the house of their fathers [were] troops of war of battle, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons.”
7 Heb “and their brothers, according to all the clans of Issachar, the warriors [were] 87,000 listed in the genealogical records for all.”
8 The Hebrew text has simply “Benjamin,” but בְּנֵי (béney, “sons of”) has dropped out by haplography (בְּנֵי בִּנְיָמִן, béney binyamin).
9 The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.
10 The name “Aher” appears as “Ahiram” in Num 26:38.
11 The name “Jahziel” appears as “Jahzeel” in Gen 46:24.
12 Most Hebrew read “Shallum”; some Hebrew and some read “Shillem,” the form of the name that appears in Gen 46:24 and Num 26:49.
13 See the note on the word “concubine” in .
14 Some translations treat the terms שֻׁפִּים (shuppim) and חֻפִּים (khuppim) as proper names of individuals (“Huppim” and “Shuppim”), but others consider these forms to be plurals and refer to tribal or clan names.
15 Heb “and the name of the second was Zelophehad.”
16 The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.
17 Heb “he”; the referent (Ephraim) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
18 Heb “because in tragedy there had come to his house.” The preposition prefixed to רָעָה (ra’ah) should probably be omitted. The Hebrew noun רָעָה (“tragedy”) should be understood as the subject of the feminine verb form that follows.
19 The antecedent of the pronoun “his” is not clear. The translation assumes that v. 25 resumes the list of Ephraim’s descendants (see vv. 20–21a) after a lengthy parenthesis (vv. 21b–24).
20 The Hebrew text has simply “Resheph,” but the phrase “his son” has probably been accidentally omitted, since the names before and after this one include the phrase.
21 Heb “Non” (so , ; cf. Exod 33:11, where the more familiar spelling “Nun” occurs).
22 For location see ; ; ; ; .
23 “Beth Shean” is a variant spelling of “Beth Shan.”
24 For location see ; ; ; ; .
25 The Hebrew text has אֲחִי (’akhiy, “the brother of”), but this should probably be emended to אֲחִיו (’akhiyv, “his brother”). Cf. v. 35. Most English versions treat this Hebrew word as a proper name (“Ahi”) and list it before “Rohgah.”
26 Or “Shomer,” cf. v. 32.
27 “Hubbah” is the marginal reading (Qere); the consonantal text (Kethib) has “Jachbah.”
28 Or “Hotham,” cf. v. 32.
29 The name “Ithran” is sometimes understood to be another name for “Jether” (v. 38).
30 Heb “all these were the sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, selected, warriors, heads of the leaders, and there was listed in the genealogical records in war, in battle, their number, men, 26,000.”
1 Aharah is called “Ahiram” in Num 26:38.
2 Heb “he”; the referent (Gera) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
4 Some supply the name “Jeiel,” which is not in the (cf. 1 Chr 9:35). The addition of the name here is followed by many English versions (e.g., , , , , , ).
5 Some add “Ner” here (cf. 1 Chr 9:36 and v. 33 below, where Ner is mentioned as the father of Kish). The form וְנֵר (véner) could have been accidentally omitted by homoioarcton since each name in the list has the conjunction prefixed to it. Some English versions follow the here and add “Ner” (e.g., , , ).
6 The Hebrew text omits the name “Mikloth,” but it may have fallen out accidentally by haplography. Note that the name immediately follows at the beginning of v. 32; cf. .
7 Heb “and also they, opposite their brothers, lived in Jerusalem with their brothers.” This redundancy has been removed in the translation.
8 Eshbaal is called “Ishbosheth” in 2 Sam 2:8.
9 Meribbaal is called “Mephibosheth” in 2 Sam 4:4.
10 The Hebrew text has בֹּכְרוּ (bokhéru), which some understand as a name: “Bocheru” (so, e.g., , , , ). But the form should probably be revocalized בְּכֹרוֹ (békhoru, “his firstborn”). A name has accidentally dropped from the list, and a scribe apparently read בֹּכְרוּ as one of the names.
11 The Lucianic recension of the inserts another name here, καὶ Ἀζαριας (kai Azarias, “and Azariah”), presumably to make up the six sons mentioned at the beginning of the verse (see the previous note on “firstborn”). Cf. .
12 Heb “and the sons of Ulam were men, warriors and treaders of a bow.”
1 The Hebrew text has simply “Judah,” though the verb הָגְלוּ (hoglu, “carried away”) is plural.
2 Heb “and the inhabitants, the first who [were] in their property in their cities, Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.”
3 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
4 The words “the settlers included” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
5 Heb “and all these men were heads of fathers for the house of their fathers.”
6 Heb “capable [for] the work of the task of the house of God.”
7 Heb “and his brothers belonging to the house of his father, the Korachites, to the work of the task, guardians of the threshold of the tent.”
8 Heb “and their fathers to the camp of the Lord, guardians of the entrance.” Here “fathers” is used in a more general sense of “forefathers” or “ancestors” and is not limited specifically to their fathers only.