1 Chronicles 7–9

Issachar’s Children

7Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

²Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, and they were leaders of their families. In the family history of Tola’s descendants, twenty-two thousand six hundred men were listed as fighting men during the time David was king.

³Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah.

Izrahiah’s sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were leaders. ⁴Their family history shows they had thirty-six thousand men ready to serve in the army, because they had many wives and children.

⁵The records of the family groups of Issachar show there were eighty-seven thousand fighting men.

Benjamin’s Children

⁶Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

⁷Bela had five sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, and they were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had twenty-two thousand thirty-four fighting men.

⁸Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. They all were Beker’s sons. ⁹Their family history listed the family leaders and twenty thousand two hundred fighting men.

¹⁰Jediael’s son was Bilhan.

Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. ¹¹All these sons of Jediael were leaders of their families. They had seventeen thousand two hundred fighting men ready to serve in the army.

¹²The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

Naphtali’s Children

¹³Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were Bilhah’s grandsons.

Manasseh’s Children

¹⁴These are Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had an Aramean slave woman, who was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was Gilead’s father. ¹⁵Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister was named Maacah. His second son was named Zelophehad, and he had only daughters. ¹⁶Makir’s wife Maacah had a son whom she named Peresh. Peresh’s brother was named Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.

¹⁷Ulam’s son was Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead, who was the son of Makir. Makir was Manasseh’s son. ¹⁸Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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

Ephraim’s Children

²⁰These are the names of Ephraim’s descendants. Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath. ²¹Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah.

Ezer and Elead went to Gath to steal cows and sheep and were killed by some men who grew up in that city. ²²Their father Ephraim cried for them many days, and his family came to comfort him. ²³Then he had sexual relations with his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom Ephraim named Beriah ⁿ because of the trouble that had happened to his family. ²⁴Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower Beth Horon, Upper Beth Horon, and Uzzen Sheerah.

²⁵Rephah was Ephraim’s son. Resheph was Rephah’s son. Telah was Resheph’s son. Tahan was Telah’s son. ²⁶Ladan was Tahan’s son. Ammihud was Ladan’s son. Elishama was Ammihud’s son. ²⁷Nun was Elishama’s son, and Joshua was the son of Nun.

²⁸Ephraim’s descendants lived in these lands and towns: Bethel and the villages near it, Naaran on the east, Gezer and the villages near it on the west, and Shechem and the villages near it. These villages went all the way to Ayyah and its villages. ²⁹Along the borders of Manasseh’s land were the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the villages near them. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

Asher’s Children

³⁰Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

³¹Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was Birzaith’s father.

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

³³Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. They were Japhlet’s children.

³⁴Japhlet’s brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

³⁵Shomer’s brother was Hotham. Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

³⁶Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, ³⁷Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

³⁸Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

³⁹Ulla’s sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

⁴⁰All these men were descendants of Asher and leaders of their families. They were powerful warriors and outstanding leaders. Their family history lists that they had twenty-six thousand soldiers ready to serve in the army.

The Family History of King Saul

8Benjamin was the father of Bela, his first son. Ashbel was his second son, Aharah was his third, ²Nohah was his fourth, and Rapha was his fifth son.

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

⁶These were the descendants of Ehud and leaders of their families in Geba. They were forced to move to Manahath. ⁷Ehud’s descendants were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera forced them to leave. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

^8–11Shaharaim and his wife Hushim had sons named Abitub and Elpaal. In Moab, Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. Shaharaim and his wife Hodesh had these sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. They were leaders of their families.

^12–13Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, Shemed, Beriah, and Shema. Shemed built the towns of Ono and Lod and the villages around them. Beriah and Shema were leaders of the families living in Aijalon, and they forced out the people who lived in Gath.

¹⁴Beriah’s sons were Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, ¹⁵Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.

¹⁷Elpaal’s sons were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

¹⁹Shimei’s sons were Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, ²⁰Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.

²²Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³Abdon, Zicri, Hanan, ²⁴Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵Iphdeiah, and Penuel.

²⁶Jeroham’s sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri.

²⁸The family histories show that all these men were leaders of their families and lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹Jeiel lived in the town of Gibeon, where he was the leader. His wife was named Maacah. ³⁰Jeiel’s first son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³¹Gedor, Ahio, Zeker, ³²and Mikloth. Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. These sons also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

³³Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

³⁴Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.

³⁵Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. ³⁶Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. ³⁷Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Raphah’s son, and Azel was Eleasah’s son.

³⁸Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were Azel’s sons.

³⁹Azel’s brother was Eshek. Eshek’s first son was Ulam, his second was Jeush, and Eliphelet was his third. ⁴⁰Ulam’s sons were mighty warriors and good archers. They had many sons and grandsons—one hundred fifty of them in all.

All these men were Benjamin’s descendants.

9The names of all the people of Israel were listed in their family histories, and those family histories were put in the book of the kings of Israel.

The People in Jerusalem

The people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon, because they were not faithful to God. ²The first people to come back and live in their own lands and towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and Temple servants.

³People from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people.

⁴There was Uthai son of Ammihud. (Ammihud was Omri’s son. Omri was Imri’s son. Imri was Bani’s son. Bani was a descendant of Perez, and Perez was Judah’s son.)

⁵Of the Shilonite people there were Asaiah and his sons. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.

⁶Of the Zerahite people there were Jeuel and other relatives of Zerah. There were six hundred ninety of them in all.

⁷From the tribe of Benjamin there was Sallu son of Meshullam. (Meshullam was Hodaviah’s son, and Hodaviah was Hassenuah’s son.) ⁸There was also Ibneiah son of Jeroham and Elah son of Uzzi. (Uzzi was Micri’s son.) And there was Meshullam son of Shephatiah. (Shephatiah was Reuel’s son, and Reuel was Ibnijah’s son.) ⁹The family history of Benjamin lists nine hundred fifty-six people living in Jerusalem, and all these were leaders of their families.

¹⁰Of the priests there were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin, and ¹¹Azariah son of Hilkiah. (Hilkiah was Meshullam’s son. Meshullam was Zadok’s son. Zadok was Meraioth’s son. Meraioth was Ahitub’s son. Ahitub was the officer responsible for the Temple of God.) ¹²Also there was Adaiah son of Jeroham. (Jeroham was Pashhur’s son, and Pashhur was Malkijah’s son.) And there was Maasai son of Adiel. (Adiel was Jahzerah’s son. Jahzerah was Meshullam’s son. Meshullam was Meshillemith’s son, and Meshillemith was Immer’s son.) ¹³There were one thousand seven hundred sixty priests. They were leaders of their families, and they were responsible for serving in the Temple of God.

¹⁴Of the Levites there was Shemaiah son of Hasshub. (Hasshub was Azrikam’s son, and Azrikam was Hashabiah’s son. Hashabiah was from the family of Merari.) ¹⁵There were also Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica. (Mica was Zicri’s son, and Zicri was Asaph’s son.) ¹⁶There was also Obadiah son of Shemaiah. (Shemaiah was Galal’s son, and Galal was Jeduthun’s son.) And there was Berekiah son of Asa. (Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.)

¹⁷Of the gatekeepers there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their leader. …