The descendants of Judah; Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal.
Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath thef ather of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of th Zorathites.
These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, iSHMA AND iDBASH. tHEIR SISTER WAS NAMED hAZZELELPONI.
Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Bethlehem.
Ashhur thef ather of Tekor had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
and Kor ,who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying,"I gave birth to him in pain."
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel."Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory ! let your hand be with me, and enlarge myt erritory! .Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.
Kelub, Shuhah's brother, was thef ather of Mehir, who was thef ather of Eshton.
Eshton was thef ather of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir,Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sinsof Othaniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was tehf ather of Joab, thef ather of Ge Harashim, It was called this because its people son of cragtsmen.
The sons of Ca;leb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon, One of Mered's wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah thef ather of Eshtemoa.
(His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Judean wife gave birth ti Jered the father of Gedor, Heber thef ather of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were thec hildren of Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah whom Mered had married.
The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilab the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi; Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth
The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and tehc lans of the linen wirkers at Beth Ashbea.
Jokim, the men of Cozeban, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Joah and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem.(These records are from ancient times,)
They were thge potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah: theys tayed there ans worked for the king.
The decendants of Simoeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;
Shallum was Shaul's son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son
.The descendants of Mishma: Hanmmuel his son, Zaccur his son and Shimei his son.
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.
They lived in Beersheba , Moladah, Hazar Shual.
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
Bethuel. Hormah, Ziklag,
Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.
Their surrounding willages were Etam. Ain, Rimmon, Token and Sshan- five towns-
and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath.These were their wettlements . And they kept a genealogical record.
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah. the son of Asiel.
also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimeiel, Benaiah,
and Ziza son of Shiphi ,the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son OF sHIMRI. THE SON OF sHEMAIAH.
The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for theoir flocks
They found rich ,good pasture, and the ladn was spacious, peaceul and quiet. Some Hamites had lived theire formerly.
The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then theys ettled int ehir place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by POelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seitr.
They killed the remianing Amalekites who had escaped ,and they have lived there toi this day.
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The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel(he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father's marrigage bed. his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,
and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of isrel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi,
The descendants of Joel: Shemei his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son.
Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son.
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile, Beerah was a leader of the Teubenites.
Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records; Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joe;l, They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon
To the seast they occupied the land up to the edge of thed esert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
During Saul's reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.
The Gadites lived next to them in Bahan, as far as Salecah:
Joel was thec hief, Shapham thes econd, then Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.
Their relative , by families were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber-sevebn in all.a
These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jehishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni. was head of their family.
The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasture lands of Sharon as far as theye xtended.
All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
The Reubeites the Gadites and half0trinbe of Manasseh had 44.760 men ready for military service-able bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle;
They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab
They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them. because theyc ried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, ebcause they trusted in him.
They seized the livestock of the Hagrites- fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thosuand people captive,
and many others fell slain, because the abttle was God's. And they occupied the land until the exile.
The people of the half- tribe iof Manasseh were numberous; they sellted in the land from Bashan to Baakl Hermon, that is, to Senir(Mount Hermon).
These were the heads of their families Epher Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Ho9daviah and Jahdiel. They were brace warriors,f amous men. and heads of their families.
But theyw ere unfaithful to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
So the God of Isfrael stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria(that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria)/who took the Reubenite, the Gadites and teh half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah. Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where theya re to this day.
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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari,
The sons of Kohath: Amaram, Izhar. Hebron and Uzziel.
The children of Amram: Aaron. Moses and Miraiam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Eleazar was the father of phiinehas, phinehas thef ather of Abishua,
Abishua the father of Bukki, Bukki thef ather of Uzzi,
Uzzi thef ather of Zerehuah, Zerehuah the father of Meraioth,
Meraiothj the father of Amariah, Amaraiah the father of Abitub,
Ahitub thef ather of Zadok, adok thef ather of Ajimaaz,
Ahimaaz the father of Azariah, Azariahj thef ather of Johanan.
Johanan the father of Azaria(it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem).
Azariah the father of Amariah, Amariah the father of Ahitub
Ahitub the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Shallum
Shallum the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah the father of Azariah
Azariah the father of Seraiah, the father of Jehozadok.
Jehozadok was deported when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchdnezzar.
The sins of Levi: Cershon Kohath and Merai:
These are the names of teh sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei
The sons of Kohath: Amram. Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
The sons of Merari: Mehli and Mushi. These are thec lans of the Levites listed according tot heir fathers:
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah has son.
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son.
The descendants of Kobath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son.
Elkanah his son Ebniasaph his son. Assir his son.
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.
The descendants of Elkanah; Amasai, Ahimoth.
Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son.
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son. Elkanah his son and Samuel his son.
The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abihah the second son.
The decendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son.
Shimea his son, Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son.
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark came to rest there.
They ministrered with music before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting until Solomon built the temple iof the LORD in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroboam,the son of E;liel, the son of Toah.
the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai.
the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Azariah, the son of ZEPHANIAH,
the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
and Heman's associate Asaph, who served at his right hand; Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea.
the son of Michael, the son of Baaselah, the son of Malkijah,
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son, of Shimei,
the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
and from their associates , the Merarites, at his left hand; Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi. the son of Malluch,
the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of thet abernacle, the hbouse of God.
But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
These were the descebdabts of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitubo his son,
Zadok his son and Ahimaaz his son.
These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory(they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because thef irst lot was for them):
They were given Hebraon in Judah with its surrounding pasturelancds
But tghe fields abnd villages around the city were given to Cakeb son of Jephunneh.
So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron( a city of refuge), and Libnah Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Hilen, Debir,
Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their passturelabds.
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. These towns, which were distributed among the Kohathite clans were thirteeb in all
The rest if Kohath's descendants were allotted then towns from the clans of haklf the tribe if Manasseh.
The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns fromn the tribes of Issachar, Asher abd Naphtali, abnd from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from thet ribes of Reuben Gad and Zebulun.
So the Isralites gave the Levites these town and their pasturelands.
From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns
Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim,
In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechen( a city of refuge,) anbd Gezer,
Jokmeam, Beth Horon,
Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave, Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
The Geshonites recelved the following .From the clan of the half- tribe of NManasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands'
from the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh, Daberath,
.Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands.
from teh tribe of Asher they received Mashal, Abdon
Hukik and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;
and from the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim together with their pasturelands.
The Merarites (the rest of the Levites)received the following; From the thribe of Zebulun they received Jokneam, Kartah. Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands'4from teht ribe if Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah.
from teht ribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah.
Kedernoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands
and from teht ribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
Heshbon abd Jazem together with their pasturelands.