The descendants of Issachar

7 Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

• 2 Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans descended from them.
  • In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king of Israel.
• 3 Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.
  • 4 In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.
• 5 In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.