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All five of them were chiefs. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the family records of their ancestral families, for they had many wives and children. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Their tribesmen who were valiant warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totaled 87,000 in their genealogies.</li></ol><h3 class="head1">Benjamin’s Descendants</h3><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Three<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> of Benjamin’s sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Bela’s sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri — five. They were valiant warriors and heads of their ancestral families; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Becher’s sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Their family records were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral families — 20,200 valiant warriors.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Jediael’s son: Bilhan.</li><li>Bilhan’s sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>All these sons of Jediael listed by family heads were valiant warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher.</li></ol><h3 class="head1">Naphtali’s Descendants</h3><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Naphtali’s sons:<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum — Bilhah’s sons.</li></ol><h3 class="head1">Manasseh’s Descendants</h3><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Manasseh’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.14.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Ulam’s son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Shemida’s sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.</li></ol><h3 class="head1">Ephraim’s Descendants</h3><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Ephraim’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.20.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered,</li><li>his son Tahath, his son Eleadah,</li><li>his son Tahath, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>his son Zabad,</li><li>his son Shuthelah, also Ezer, and Elead.</li></ol><ol class="csb"><li>The men of Gath, born in the land, killed them because they went down to raid their cattle. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.1_Chronicles.7.22.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> came to comfort him. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.1_Chronicles.7.23.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.24.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and Uzzen-sheerah,</li></ol><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>his son Rephah,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.1_Chronicles.7.25.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> his son Resheph,</li><li>his son Telah, his son Tahan,</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.26" /> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>his son Ladan, his son Ammihud,</li><li>his son Elishama, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.27" /> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>his son Nun,</li><li>and his son Joshua.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.27.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li></ol><blockquote class="blockindent"><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.28" /> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Their holdings and settlements were Bethel<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.28.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and its surrounding villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.29" /> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>and along the borders of the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor with their surrounding villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.</p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">Asher’s Descendants</h3><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.30" /> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Asher’s<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.1_Chronicles.7.30.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.31" /> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Beriah’s sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.32" /> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.33" /> <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Japhlet’s sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.34" /> <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Shemer’s sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.35" /> <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>His brother Helem’s sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.36" /> <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Zophah’s sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.37" /> <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.38" /> <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Jether’s sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.39" /> <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Ulla’s sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-1_Chronicles.7.40" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>All these were Asher’s descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.</li></ol><br /><section id="footnotes-1_Chronicles.7" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.1_Chronicles.7.2.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.2">7:2</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">the house of their fathers</span>, also in vv. 4,7,9,40</aside><aside id="fn.1_Chronicles.7.22.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.22">7:22</a></span> Or <span class="italic">his brothers</span></aside><aside id="fn.1_Chronicles.7.23.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.23">7:23</a></span> In Hb, the name <span class="italic">Beriah</span> sounds like “in misfortune.”</aside><aside id="fn.1_Chronicles.7.25.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.25">7:25</a></span> Probably Ephraim’s son</aside><br /><section id="cross-references-1_Chronicles.7" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.1">7:1</a></span> Gn 46:13</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.2">7:2</a></span> 2Sm 24:1–9</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.6">7:6-12</a></span> Gn 46:21; Nm 26:38–41; 1Ch 8</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.13">7:13</a></span> Gn 46:24–25</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.14.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.14">7:14-19</a></span> Nm 26:29–34</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.20.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.20">7:20–21a</a></span> Nm 26:35–36</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.24.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.24">7:24</a></span> Jos 16:3,5</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.27.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.27">7:27</a></span> Ex 17:9–14; 24:13</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.28.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.28">7:28</a></span> Jos 16:2</aside><aside id="xrf.1_Chronicles.7.30.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-1_Chronicles.7.30">7:30-31</a></span> Gn 46:17; Nm 26:44–46</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-1_Chronicles.7" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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