1 Chronicles 5

New King James Version

The Family of Reuben^(A)

5 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—^(B)hewasindeed the firstborn, but because he^(C)defiled his father’s bed,^(D)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright;² yet^(E)Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from himcamea^(F)ruler, although^[a]the birthright was Joseph’s—³ the sons of^(G)Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

⁴ The sons of JoelwereShemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,⁵ Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,⁶ and Beerah his son, whom^[b]Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria^(H)carried into captivity. Hewasleader of the Reubenites.⁷ And his brethren by their families,^(I)when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,⁸ and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in^(J)Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.⁹ Eastward they settled as far as the^[c]entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had^[d]multiplied^(K)in the land of Gilead.

¹⁰ Now in the days of Saul they made war^(L)with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entireareaeast of Gilead.

The Family of Gad

¹¹ And the^(M)children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of^(N)Bashan as far as^(O)Salcah:¹² Joelwasthe chief, Shapham the next, then Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan,¹³ and their brethren of their father’s house: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber—sevenin all.¹⁴ Thesewerethe children 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;¹⁵ Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni,waschief of their father’s house.¹⁶ Andthe Gaditesdwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the^[e]common-lands of^(P)Sharon within their borders.¹⁷ All these were registered by genealogies in the days of^(Q)Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of^(R)Jeroboam king of Israel.

¹⁸ The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manassehhadforty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to war.¹⁹ They made war with the Hagrites,^(S)Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.²⁰ And^(T)they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all whowerewith them, for they^(U)cried out to God in the battle. He^[f]heeded their prayer, because they^(V)put their trust in Him.²¹ Then they took away their livestock—fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys—also one hundred thousand of their men;²² for many fell dead, because the war^(W)wasGod’s. And they dwelt in their place until^(X)the captivity.

The Family of Manasseh (East)

²³ So the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land. Theirnumbersincreased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to^(Y)Senir, or Mount Hermon.²⁴ Thesewerethe heads of their fathers’ houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men,andheads of their fathers’ houses.

²⁵ And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and^(Z)played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.²⁶ So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of^(AA)Pul king of Assyria, that is,^(AB)Tiglath-Pileser^[g]king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to^(AC)Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.