UST 1 CHR Chapter 5

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5 These are the descendants of Reuben, who was the first son whom Israel had. This genealogy does not list his descendants first, even though he was the firstborn, because his father gave the rights of a firstborn son to another of his sons, Joseph, and to his descendants. He did that because Reuben has sexual relations with one of his secondary wives. 2 This genealogy lists Judah first because the tribe of Judah became the largest and because David, who became the king of Israel, was from Judah. But the rights of a firstborn son still belonged to Joseph. 3 So these are the descendants of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son.

His sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 Joel, another descendant of Reuben, had a son whose name was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei. 5 Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal. 6 Baal’s son was Beerah. Beerah was a leader of the tribe of Reuben. But Tiglath Pileser, king of Assyria, captured him and took him to Assyria.

7 The records of the tribe of Reuben list these men as leaders of their clans: Jeiel, Zechariah, 8 and Bela, who was the son of Azaz, the grandson of Shema, and the great-grandson of Joel. The people of the tribe of Reuben lived near the city of Aroer and as far north as the city of Nebo and the city of Baal Meon. 9 Some of them lived farther to the east, as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River. They moved there because they needed more pastureland than was available in the region of Gilead.

10 When Saul was king of Israel, men from the tribe of Reuben fought against the Hagrites and defeated them. After that, they lived in the places where the Hagrites had lived throughout the eastern part of Gilead.

11 The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben in the region of Bashan, all the way east to the city of Salecah. 12 Joel was their leader. Shapham was the next most important leader. Their other leaders in Bashan were Janai and Shaphat.

13 Other members of the tribe belonged to the seven clans of Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.

14 They were descendants of Abihail. Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. Jahdo was the son of Buz.

15 Ahi was the son of Abdiel. Abdiel was the son of Guni. Ahi was the leader of their clan.

16 The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in the regions of Gilead and Bashan and on the pastureland throughout the whole Plain of Sharon. 17 Scribes wrote down their names during the time when Jotham was the king of Judah and Jeroboam was the king of Israel.

18 There were 44,760 men in the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh who were good soldiers. They had learned how to fight well in battles, so they could use shields, swords, and bows and arrows effectively. They were a strong army. 19 They attacked the Hagrites and the people of the cities of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 During the battle, the men from those three tribes cried out to God for help. So, because they trusted in him, God did what they asked and enabled them to defeat the Hagrites and their allies. 21 They captured their animals, including 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also captured 100,000 people. 22 But because God was helping them win the battle, they also killed many of the Hagrites and their allies. After that, people from those three tribes lived in that area until the Assyrians exiled them.

23 Many people from half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the region of Bashan. They settled as far north as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

24 Their clan leaders were Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These men were great soldiers who became famous, in addition to being leaders of their clans. 25 But they sinned against the God whom their ancestors had worshiped. But they betrayed him by worshiping the gods that the people of that region had worshiped, even though God had enabled them to destroy those people. 26 So the God whom the Israelites worshiped made Pul, the king of Assyria, want to conquer those tribes. Pul’s other name was Tiglath Pileser. His army captured the people of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. They took them to various places in Assyria: Halah, Habor, Hara, and near the Gozan River. They are still living in those places.

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UST 1 CHR Chapter 5

UST 1 CHR Chapter 5