| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The four descendants of Issachar included Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. | 1Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron--four. |
| 2Tola's descendants included Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, leaders of their ancestral house of Tola, who were valiant warriors during their lifetimes. During the life of David, they numbered 22,600. | 2Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their ancestral houses. During David's reign, 22,600 descendants of Tola were recorded as warriors in their genealogies. |
| 3Uzzi fathered Izrahiah, and Izrahiah fathered Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them leaders. | 3Uzzi's son: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. |
| 4In addition to them, according to their ancestral records were 36,000 members of their trained army by their generations, because they had many wives and children. | 4Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the genealogical records of their ancestral houses, for they had many wives and children. |
| 5As recorded in their genealogy, a total of 87,000 trained warriors belonged to all of the clans of Issachar. | 5Their tribesmen who were warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar totaled 87,000 in their genealogies. |
| 6Benjamin's three descendants included Bela, Becher, and Jediael. | 6Three of Benjamin's sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. |
| 7Bela's five descendants included Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, who were leaders of their ancestral households. Valiant warriors, their enrollment totaled 22,034 according to their genealogies. | 7Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri--five. They were warriors and heads of their ancestral houses; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies. |
| 8Becher's descendants included Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were descendants of Becher, | 8Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher's sons. |
| 9and their genealogical enrollment totaled 20,200 valiant warriors, delineated according to their generations as leaders of their ancestral households. | 9Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral houses--20,200 warriors. |
| 10Jediael fathered Bilhan, and Bilhan's descendants included Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. | 10Jediael's son: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. |
| 11All these were descendants through Jediael according to the heads of their ancestral households. Their valiant warriors totaled 17,200 equipped and ready for battle. | 11All these sons of Jediael listed by heads of families were warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army. |
| 12In addition, Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and the Hushites were descended from Aher. | 12Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and the Hushim were the sons of Aher. |
| 13Naphtali's descendants included Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, descended through Bilhah. | 13Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum--Bilhah's sons. |
| 14Manasseh's descendants included Asriel, whom his Aramean mistress bore, along with Machir, who fathered Gilead. | 14Manasseh's sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. |
| 15Machir chose wives for his sons Huppim and for Shuppim. He had a sister named Maacah. His second son was named Zelophehad, and Zelophehad fathered only daughters. | 15Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters. |
| 16Machir's wife Maacah bore a son whom she named Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. | 16Machir'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. |
| 17Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the children of Machir's son Gilead, who was also a descendant of Manasseh. | 17Ulam's son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh. |
| 18His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. | 18His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. |
| 19Shemida's sons included Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. | 19Shemida's sons: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. |
| 20Ephraim's descendants included Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, | 20Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, |
| 21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, his son Ezer, and Elead. The people of Gath, who were native to the land, killed them when they came down to raid their cattle. | 21his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, also Ezer, and Elead. The men of Gath, born in the land, killed them because they went down to raid their cattle. |
| 22So their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. | 22Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him. |
| 23Later, Ephraim had marital relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, whom he named Beriah, because his household had been visited with disaster. | 23He 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. |
| 24His daughter Sheerah built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, along with Uzzen-sheerah. | 24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah, |
| 25Rephah was also his descendant, as were Resheph, Telah, Tahan, | 25his son Rephah, his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan, |
| 26Ladan, Ammihud, Elishama, | 26his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, |
| 27Nun, and Joshua. | 27his son Nun, and his son Joshua. |
| 28Their possessions and settlements included Bethel and its towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its towns to the west, Shechem and its towns as far as Ayyah and its towns | 28Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, |
| 29along the borders of the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. In these lived the descendants of Israel's son Joseph. | 29and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. |
| 30Asher's descendants included Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. | 30Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah. |
| 31Beriah's descendants included Heber and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. | 31Beriah's sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. |
| 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. | 32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua. |
| 33Japhlet's descendants included Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the descendants of Japhlet. | 33Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons. |
| 34Shemer's descendants included Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. | 34Shemer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. |
| 35His brother Helem's descendants included Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. | 35His brother Helem's sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. |
| 36Zophah's descendants included Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, | 36Zophah's sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, |
| 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. | 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. |
| 38Jether's descendants included Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. | 38Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. |
| 39Ulla's descendants included Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. | 39Ulla's sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. |
| 40All of these were men of Asher, leaders of ancestral households, choice valiant mighty warriors, and chiefs among princes. Their enrolled genealogies for battle conscription totaled 26,000 men. | 40All these were Asher's sons. They were the heads of their ancestral houses, chosen men, warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000. |
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