1 Chronicles 5
1 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn—he was indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel. Yet the genealogy was not recorded according to the birthright.
2 For Judah prevailed over his brothers, and a leader came from him, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.
3 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria took into exile; he was a leader of the Reubenites.
7 His brothers, listed by their families in the genealogical records of their clans, were Jeiel the chief and Zechariah,
8 and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. He lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
9 To the east he settled as far as the edge of the wilderness, extending from the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.
10 In the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who fell into their hands. They settled in the Hagrites’ tents throughout the eastern part of Gilead.
11 The sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salcah:
12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, and Janai and Shaphat were in Bashan.
13 Their brothers, listed by their ancestral families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
14 These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
15 Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the chief of their ancestral family.
16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon, as far as their boundaries.
17 All of them were listed in the genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 able warriors, armed with shields and swords, skilled with bows, and trained for battle, ready for military service.
19 They waged war against the Hagrites, and against Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were handed over to them, because they cried out to God in the battle. Their plea was answered because they trusted in him.
21 They took their livestock: 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 people.
22 Many fell dead, because the war was from God. They settled in their place until the exile.
23 The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They became numerous.
24 These were the chiefs of their ancestral families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel—valiant warriors, men of renown, chiefs of their ancestral families.
25 But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, who took the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
27 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
28 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
29 The sons of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
30 Eleazar fathered Phinehas, and Phinehas fathered Abishua.
31 Abishua fathered Bukki, and Bukki fathered Uzzi.
32 Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, and Zerahiah fathered Meraioth.
33 Meraioth fathered Amariah, and Amariah fathered Ahitub.
34 Ahitub fathered Zadok, and Zadok fathered Ahimaaz.
35 Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, and Azariah fathered Johanan.
36 Johanan fathered Azariah, the priest who served in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
37 Azariah fathered Amariah, and Amariah fathered Ahitub.
38 Ahitub fathered Zadok, and Zadok fathered Shallum.
39 Shallum fathered Hilkiah, and Hilkiah fathered Azariah.
40 Azariah fathered Seraiah, and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.
41 Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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