1 Chronicles 5:1-12 ▼

1 And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel, (for he the firstborn; and in his defiling his father's bed, the birth-right was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and not to be enrolled for the birthright.

2 For Judah was strong over his brethren, and for a leader from him; and the birthright to Joseph:)

3 The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5 Micah his son) Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pileser king of Assur carried into exile: he the prince to the Reubenites.

7 And his brethren according to their families, (in the enrolling to their generations) the chief Jeiel and Zechariah,

8 And Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema son of Joel, he will dwell in Aroer, and even to Nebo, and Baal-Meon:

9 And to the sunrising he dwelt even to the coming from the desert from the river Phrath: for their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, and they will fall by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents upon all the face from the sunrising to Gilead.

11 And the sons of Gad dwelt before them in the land of Bashan and Salcah:

12 Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan.