5:1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage 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,
5:2 and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)–
5:3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
5:4 The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
5:6 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
5:7 Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,
5:8 and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.
5:9 To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
5:10 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.
5:11 The Gadites lived next to them in Bashan, as far as Salecah:
5:12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.
5:13 Their relatives, by families, were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber–seven in all.
5:14 These were the sons of Abihail 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.
5:15 Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
5:16 The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as they extended.
5:17 All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
5:18 The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe 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.
5:19 They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.
5:20 They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.
5:21 They seized the livestock of the Hagrites–fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive,
5:22 and many others fell slain, because the battle was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.
5:23 The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).
5:24 These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their families.
5:25 But they were 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.
5:26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.
5:1 And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but because he defiled his father s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; but he was not to be enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright,
5:2 For Judah prevailed among his brothers, and from him was the leader, but the birthright was Joseph s) ?
5:3 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
5:4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
5:6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser the king of Assyria carried away captive; he was the leader of the Reubenites.
5:7 And his brothers by their families, in the genealogical enrollment of their generations, were: Jeiel the chief and Zechariah
5:8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;
5:9 And he dwelt on the east as far as the entrance to the wilderness from the river Euphrates; for their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
5:10 And in the days of Saul they waged war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the east side of Gilead.
5:11 And the children of Gad dwelt opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.
5:12 Joel was the head and Shapham the next, then Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
5:13 And their brothers according to their fathers houses were Michael and Meshullam and Sheba and Jorai and Jacan and Zia and Eber, seven.
5:14 These were the sons 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:
5:15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was the head of their fathers house.
5:16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan and in its towns and in all the pasture lands of Sharon as far as their limits.
5:17 All these were enrolled in genealogies in the days of Jotham the king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the king of Israel.
5:18 The children of Reuben and the Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh were among the valiant men, men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow and were skillful in war ? forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty ready for war.
5:19 And they waged war with the Hagarites and Jetur and Naphish and Nodab;
5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, as well as all who were with them; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He was entreated for them because they trusted in Him.
5:21 And they took their livestock: their fifty thousand camels, and two hundred fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand donkeys, as well as one hundred thousand people.
5:22 For many fell down slain, for the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
5:23 And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan as far as Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon; they were many.
5:24 And these were the heads of their fathers houses: Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers houses.
5:25 But they trespassed against the God of their fathers, and went as harlots after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
5:26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul the king of Assyria and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser the king of Assyria; and He carried them away, the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah and Habor and Hara and to the river Gozan, where they are to this day.