1 Chronicles 5:1-20 ▼

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.

13 And their brethren to the house of their fathers, Michael and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Eber; seven.

14 Those 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, the head to the house of their fathers.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her daughters, and in all the areas of Sharon, upon their goings forth.

17 All these were enrolled in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The sons of Reuben and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh from the sons of strength, men lifting up shield and sword, and bending the bow, and accustomed to war; forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty going forth to war.

19 And they will make war with the Hagarites, and Jetur and Nephish, and Nodab.

20 And they will be helped against them, and the Hagarites will be given into their hand, and all with them: for they cried to God in the war, and he was entreated for them, for they trusted in him.