1 Chronicles 5:6-26

6Beerah his son, whom 1Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites. 7His 2kinsmen by their families, 3in 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 4Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal-meon. 9To the east he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, 5because their cattle had increased in the land of Gilead. 10In the days of Saul 6they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand, so that they 7occupied their tents throughout 8all the land east of Gilead.

11Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of 9Bashan as far as 10Salecah. 12Joel was the chief and Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. 13Their 11kinsmen 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 12Sharon, as far as their 13borders. 17All of these were enrolled in the genealogies in the days of 14Jotham king of Judah and in the days of 15Jeroboam 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 16went to war. 19They made war against 17the Hagrites, 18Jetur, Naphish and Nodab. 20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for 19they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because 20they trusted in Him. 21They took away their cattle: their 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys; and 100,000 21men. 22For many fell slain, because 22the war was of God. And 23they settled in their place until the 24exile.

23Now the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; from Bashan to Baal-hermon and 25Senir 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 26acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and 27played the harlot 28after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of 29Pul, king of Assyria, even the spirit of 30Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he 31carried 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.