1 Chronicles 5

1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was indeed the firstborn, but his father gave his blessing to his son Joseph, the son of Israel, because Reuben climbed onto his father's bed, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright;

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2for Judah was able to prevail over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the blessing was Joseph's.

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3The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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4The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

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5Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

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6and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites.

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7And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

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8and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-Meon.

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9And because their flocks were many in the land of Gilead, they settled eastward, as far as the entrance of the wilderness on this side of the River Euphrates.

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10Now in the days of Saul they made war with the sojourners, and those who dwelt in tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead fell by their hand.

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11The children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah:

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

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13and their brethren according to the house of their fathers: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber, seven in all.

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14These were the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

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

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16And the Gadites dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the common lands of Sharon within their borders.

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17All these were registered by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

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18The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty valiant men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and who were skillful in war.

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19They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

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20And they prevailed against them, and the Hagrites and all their encampments were delivered into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He heeded them, for they hoped in Him.

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21Then they took away fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys, also one hundred thousand of their men;

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22for many fell dead, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.

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23And the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land from Bashan to Baal-Hermon, and Senir to Mount Hermon.

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24These were the heads of the houses of their fathers: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, of fame, who were heads of the houses of their fathers.

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25But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

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26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.

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27The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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28The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

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29The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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30Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua;

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31Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi;

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32Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth;

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33Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

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34Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz;

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35Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan;

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36Johanan begot Azariah: it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

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37Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

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38Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum;

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39Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah;

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40Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak.

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41Jehozadak went into captivity when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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