1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—now Reuben was Israel's firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel because Reuben had defiled his father's couch. So he is not recorded as being the oldest son. 2 Judah was the strongest of his brothers, and the leader would come from him. But the birthright was Joseph's— 3 the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi. 4 The descendants of Joel were these: Joel's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's son was Gog. Gog's son was Shimei. 5 Shimei's son was Micah. Micah's son was Reaiah. Reaiah's son was Baal. 6 Baal's son was Beerah, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader in the tribe of Reuben. 7 Beerah's relatives according to their clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the leader, Zechariah, and 8 Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon, 9 and eastward to the start of the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River. This was because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead. 10 In the days of Saul, the tribe of Reuben attacked the Hagrites and defeated them. They lived in the Hagrites' tents throughout all the land east of Gilead. 11 The members of the tribe of Gad lived near them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salekah. 12 Joel was their leader; Shapham was second; and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 Their relatives, by their fathers' families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. 14 These persons named above were the descendants of Abihail, and Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. Jahdo was the son of Buz. 15 Ahi son of Abdiel son of Guni, was head of their fathers' family. 16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as its borders. 17 All these were listed by genealogical records in the days of Jotham king of Judah and of Jeroboam king of Israel. 18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained for war, who carried shield and sword, and who drew the bow. 19 They attacked the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 They received divine help against them. In this way, the Hagrites and all who were with them were defeated. This was because the Israelites cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to them, because they put their trust in him. 21 They captured their animals, including fifty thousand camels, 250,000 sheep, two thousand donkeys, and 100,000 men. 22 Many fell because the battle was from God. They lived in their land until the captivity. 23 The half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land of Bashan as far as Baal Hermon and Senir (that is, Mount Hermon). 24 These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. 25 But they were unfaithful to their ancestors' God. Instead, they worshiped the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26 The God of Israel stirred up Pul king of Assyria (also called Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria). He took into exile the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
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Abdiel
Abdiel is named as the son of Guni in the Gadite ancestry of Ahi (1 Chronicles 5:15).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:15
Abihail
A Gadite, son of Huri, whose seven sons (Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber) were kinsmen who lived in Gilead, Bashan and Sharon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Ahi
A Gadite, son of Abdiel, who was head of their family in Gilead and Bashan.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:15
Azaz
Azaz is listed as a son of Shema in the ancestry of Bela.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:8
Azriel
Azriel is named among the heads of the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, mighty men of valor and famous men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Baal
Baal is listed as the son of Reaiah in the line of Joel in the genealogy of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:5
Beerah
A leader of the Reubenites whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile, last in the line descending from Joel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:6
Bela
A Reubenite, son of Azaz, whose family settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon and eastward to the desert because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:8
Buz
Named at the head of Abihail's Gadite ancestry as the father of Jahdo; the text gives no father for him.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Eber
Eber is listed as a son of Abihail in the Gadite families (kinsmen "seven in all", 1 Chronicles 5:13-14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Eliel
Eliel is named among the heads of the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, mighty men of valor and famous men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Epher
Epher is named among the heads of the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, mighty men of valor and famous men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Gilead
Gilead is named as the son of Michael in the Gadite ancestry of Abihail (1 Chronicles 5:14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Gog
Gog is listed as the son of Shemaiah in the line of Joel in the genealogy of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:4
Guni
Named at the head of Ahi's Gadite ancestry as the father of Abdiel; the text gives no father for him.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:15
Hodaviah
Hodaviah is named among the heads of the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, mighty men of valor and famous men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Huri
Huri is named as the son of Jaroah in the Gadite ancestry of Abihail (1 Chronicles 5:14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Ishi
Ishi is named among the heads of the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, mighty men of valor and famous men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Jahdiel
Jahdiel is named among the heads of the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, mighty men of valor and famous men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Jahdo
Jahdo is named as the son of Buz in the Gadite ancestry of Abihail (1 Chronicles 5:14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Jaroah
Jaroah is named as the son of Gilead in the Gadite ancestry of Abihail (1 Chronicles 5:14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Jeiel
Named first ("the chief") among the relatives of Beerah recorded by clan in the Reubenite genealogy.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:7
Jeremiah
Jeremiah is named among the heads of the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, mighty men of valor and famous men.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Jeshishai
Jeshishai is named as the son of Jahdo in the Gadite ancestry of Abihail (1 Chronicles 5:14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Joel
The chief of the descendants of Gad who lived in Bashan, named first in the list of Gadite leaders.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:12
Joel
A Reubenite whose descendants (Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal and Beerah) are listed; the text gives no father for him, and the Joel named in Bela's ancestry (5:8) is…
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:4; 1 Chronicles 5:8
Jorai
Jorai is listed as a son of Abihail in the Gadite families (kinsmen "seven in all", 1 Chronicles 5:13-14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Meshullam
Meshullam is listed as a son of Abihail in the Gadite families (kinsmen "seven in all", 1 Chronicles 5:13-14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Micah
Micah is listed as the son of Shimei in the line of Joel in the genealogy of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:5
Michael
Michael is listed as a son of Abihail in the Gadite families (kinsmen "seven in all", 1 Chronicles 5:13-14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Michael
Michael is named as the son of Jeshishai in the Gadite ancestry of Abihail (1 Chronicles 5:14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Reaiah
Reaiah is listed as the son of Micah in the line of Joel in the genealogy of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:5
Shapham
Named second among the Gadite leaders who lived in Bashan.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:12
Shaphat
A Gadite leader who lived in Bashan, named last in the list of Joel's fellow leaders.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:12
Sheba
Sheba is listed as a son of Abihail in the Gadite families (kinsmen "seven in all", 1 Chronicles 5:13-14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Shema
Shema is listed as a son of Joel in the ancestry of Bela (Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:8
Shemaiah
Shemaiah is listed as the son of Joel in the line of Joel in the genealogy of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:4
Shimei
Shimei is listed as the son of Gog in the line of Joel in the genealogy of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:4
Zechariah
Named with Jeiel among the relatives of Beerah recorded by clan in the Reubenite genealogy.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:7
Zia
Zia is listed as a son of Abihail in the Gadite families (kinsmen "seven in all", 1 Chronicles 5:13-14).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Genesis 35:22; Genesis 29:32; Genesis 48:15–22; Genesis 49:3–4; Exodus 6:14
- 2 Matthew 2:6; Micah 5:2; Genesis 49:8–10; Psalm 60:7; Hebrews 7:14
- 3 Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5–9
- 6 1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Kings 16:7; 2 Kings 15:29
- 7 1 Chronicles 5:17
- 8 Numbers 32:38; Numbers 32:34; 1 Chronicles 5:4; Isaiah 15:2; Joshua 13:17
- 9 Joshua 22:8–9
- 10 Genesis 25:12; Psalm 83:6; 1 Chronicles 5:18–21; Genesis 21:9
- 11 Joshua 13:11; Joshua 13:24–28; Numbers 32:34–36; Deuteronomy 3:10–17
- 16 1 Chronicles 27:29; Song of Songs 2:1; Isaiah 35:2
- 17 2 Kings 15:32; 2 Kings 14:28; 2 Kings 14:16; 2 Kings 15:5; 2 Kings 14:23
- 18 Joshua 4:12–13; Numbers 1:3
- 19 1 Chronicles 1:31; Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 5:10
- 20 Psalm 22:4–5; Psalm 9:10; 2 Chronicles 18:31; Psalm 20:7–8; Joshua 10:14
- 21 Numbers 31:35; Revelation 18:13
- 22 Joshua 23:10; 2 Chronicles 32:8; Romans 8:31; 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 17:6
- 23 Deuteronomy 3:8–9; Song of Songs 4:8; Joshua 13:29–31; Joshua 13:11; Psalm 133:3
- 24 1 Chronicles 4:38
- 25 Psalm 106:34–39; Revelation 17:5; Hosea 1:2; Hosea 9:1; Exodus 34:15
- 26 2 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 18:11; 2 Chronicles 33:11
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