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The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 7 -

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And the sonnes of Issachar were Tola and Puah, Iashub, and Shimron, foure,
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And the sonnes of Tola, Vzzi, and Rephaiah, and Ieriel, and Iahmai, and Iibsam, and Shemuel, heads in the housholdes of their fathers. Of Tola were valiant men of warre in their generations, whose nomber was in the dayes of Dauid two and twentie thousand, and sixe hundreth.
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And the sonne of Vzzi was Izrahaiah, and the sonnes of Izrahaiah, Michael, and Obadiah, and Ioel, and Isshiah, fiue men all princes.
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And with them in their generations after the houshold of their fathers were bandes of men of warre for battel, sixe and thirtie thousand: for they had many wiues and children.
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And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of warre, rekoned in all by their genealogies foure score and seuen thousand.

The Descendants of Benjamin

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The sonnes of Beniamin were Bela, and Becher, and Iediael, three.
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And the sonnes of Bela, Ezbon, and Vzzi, and Vzziel, and Ierimoth, and Iri, fiue heads of the housholds of their fathers, valiant men of warre, and were rekoned by their genealogies, two and twentie thousand and thirtie and foure.
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And the sonnes of Becher, Zemirah, and Ioash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Ierimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth: all these were the sonnes of Becher.
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And they were nombred by their genealogies according to their generations, and the chiefe of the houses of their fathers, valiant men of warre, twenty thousand and two hundreth.
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And the sonne of Iediael was Bilhan, and the sonnes of Bilhan, Ieush, and Beniamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
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All these were the sonnes of Iediael, chiefe of the fathers, valiant men of warre, seuenteene thousand and two hundreth, marching in battel aray to the warre.
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And Shuppim, and Huppim were ye sonnes of Ir, but Hushim was the sonne of another.

The Descendants of Naphtali

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The sonnes of Naphtali, Iahziel, and Guni, and Iezer, and Shallum of the sonnes of Bilhah.

The Descendants of Manasseh

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The sonne of Manasseh was Ashriel whom she bare vnto him, but his concubine of Aram bare Machir the father of Gilead.
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And Machir tooke to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, and the name of their sister was Maachah. And the name of the second sonne was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.
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And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a sonne, and called his name Peresh, and the name of his brother was Sheresh: and his sonnes were Vlam and Rakem.
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And the sonne of Vlam was Bedan. These were the sonnes of Gilead the sonne of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh.
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And his sister Molecheth bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
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And the sonnes of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

The Descendants of Ephraim

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The sonnes also of Ephraim were Shuthelah, and Bered his sonne, and Tahath his sonne, and his sonne Eladah, and Tahath his sonne,
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And Zabad his sonne, and Shuthelah his sonne, and Ezer, and Elead: and the men of Gath that were borne in the land, slewe them, because they came downe to take away their cattel.
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Therefore Ephraim their father mourned many dayes, and his brethren came to comfort him.
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And when he went in to his wife, she conceiued, and bare him a sonne, and he called his name Beriah, because affliction was in his house.
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And his daughter was Sherah, which built Beth-horon the nether, and the vpper, and Vzzen Sheerah.
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And Rephah was his sonne, and Resheph, and Telah his sonne, and Tahan his sonne,
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Laadan his sonne, Ammihud his sonne, Elishama his sonne,
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Non his sonne, Iehoshua his sonne.
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And their possessions and their habitations were Beth-el, and the villages thereof, and Eastward Naaran, and Westwarde Gezer with the villages thereof, Shechem also and the villages thereof, vnto Azzah, and the villages thereof,
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And by the places of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her villages, Taanach and her villages, Megiddo and her villages, Dor and her villages. In those dwelt the children of Ioseph the sonne of Israel.

The Descendants of Asher

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The sonnes of Asher were Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
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And the sonnes of Beriah, Heber, and Malchiel, which is the father of Birzauith.
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And Heber begate Iaphlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shuah their sister.
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And the sonnes of Iaphlet were Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashuath: these were the children of Iaphlet.
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And the sonnes of Shamer, Ahi, and Rohgah, Iehubbah, and Aram.
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And the sonnes of his brother Helem were Zophah, and Iimna, and Shelesh and Amal.
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The sonnes of Zophah, Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
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Bezer and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
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And the sonnes of Iether, Iephunneh, and Pispa and Ara.
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And the sonnes of Vlla, Harah, and Haniel, and Rizia.
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All these were the children of Asher, the heads of their fathers houses, noble men, valiant men of warre and chiefe princes, and they were rekoned by their genealogies for warre and for battell to the nomber of sixe and twentie thousand men.
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Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
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The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
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The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
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With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.
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Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

The Descendants of Benjamin

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The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
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The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
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The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
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They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.
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The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
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All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.
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So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.

The Descendants of Naphtali

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The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.

The Descendants of Manasseh

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The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
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Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
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Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
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The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
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His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
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The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

The Descendants of Ephraim

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The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
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Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.
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Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
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He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah,(a) because there was trouble with his house.
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His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
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Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
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Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
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Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
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Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
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and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.

The Descendants of Asher

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The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
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The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
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Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
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The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
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The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
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The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
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Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
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The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
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The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
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All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

Footnotes

(a)7:23 “Beriah” is similar to the Hebrew word for “misfortune”.