1 Chronicles 5:1-17 ▼

1 And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for he was the firstborn, and because he defiled the bed of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, and he is not reckoned according to birthright.

2 Yet Judah prevailed over his brother, and a leader was from him, and the birthright was to Joseph.

3 The sons of Reuben, the firstborn 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 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pilneser king of Assyria removed; He was leader of the Reubenite.

7 And his brothers by their clans reckoned to their generations: The chief Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8 and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. He dwelt in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

9 And they settled in the east as far as the entering in of the wilderness, even from the River Euphrates, because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, and they fell by their hands, and they dwelt in their tents over all the face of the east of Gilead.

11 And the sons of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah.

12 Joel was the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 And their brothers of the house of their fathers were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Eber—seven.

14 These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.

15 Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief of the house of their fathers.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan, and in its villages, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon on their outskirts.

17 All of them were reckoned in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.