1 Chronicles 5

Genealogy from Reuben

1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for 1he was the firstborn, but because 2he defiled his father’s bed, 3his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. 24Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and 5from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph), 36the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. 4The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, 7Shimei his son, 5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, 6Beerah his son, whom 8Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites. 7His 9kinsmen by their families, 10in the genealogy of their generations, were Jeiel the chief, then Zechariah 8and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in 11Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal-meon. 9To the east he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, 12because their cattle had increased in the land of Gilead. 10In the days of Saul 13they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand, so that they 14occupied their tents throughout 15all the land east of Gilead.

11Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of 16Bashan as far as 17Salecah. 12Joel was the chief and Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. 13Their 18kinsmen of their fathers’ households were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber, seven. 14These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; 15Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their fathers’ households. 16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of 19Sharon, as far as their 20borders. 17All of these were enrolled in the genealogies in the days of 21Jotham king of Judah and in the days of 22Jeroboam king of Israel.

18The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle, were 44,760, who 23went to war. 19They made war against 24the Hagrites, 25Jetur, Naphish and Nodab. 20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for 26they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because 27they trusted in Him. 21They took away their cattle: their 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys; and 100,000 28men. 22For many fell slain, because 29the war was of God. And 30they settled in their place until the 31exile.

23Now the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; from Bashan to Baal-hermon and 32Senir and Mount Hermon they were numerous. 24These were the heads of their fathers’ households, even Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers’ households.

25But they 33acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and 34played the harlot 35after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of 36Pul, king of Assyria, even the spirit of 37Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he 38carried them away into exile, namely the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara and to the river of Gozan, to this day.