Issachar’s Descendants

7:1 The sons of Issachar:

Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.

7:2 The sons of Tola:

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

7:3 The son5 of Uzzi:

Izrachiah.

The sons of Izrahiah:

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

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