The Living Bible (129 page)
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These are the sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur,
Shobal.
2
Shobal’s
son Reaiah was the father of Jahath, the ancestor of Ahumai and Lahad. These were known as the Zorathite clans.
3-4
The descendants of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, Hazzelelponi (his daughter), Penuel (the ancestor of Gedor), Ezer (the ancestor of Hushah), the son of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, who was the father of Bethlehem.
5
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives—
Helah
and
Naarah.
6
Naarah
bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari;
7
and
Helah
bore him Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8
Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah; he was also the ancestor of the clan named after Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9
Jabez was more distinguished than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she had such a hard time at his birth (Jabez means
*
“Distress”).
10
He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would wonderfully bless me and help me in my work; please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all evil and disaster!” And God granted him his request.
11-12
The descendants of Recah were:
Chelub (the brother of Shuhah), whose son was Mahir, the father of
Eshton;
Eshton
was the father of Bethrapha, Paseah, and
Tehinnah;
Tehinnah
was the father of Irnahash.
13
The sons of Kenaz were
Othniel
and
Seraiah.
Othniel’s
sons were Hathath and
Meonothai;
14
Meonothai
was the father of Ophrah;
Seraiah
was the father of Joab, the ancestor of the inhabitants of Craftsman Valley (called that because many craftsmen lived there).
15
The sons of Caleb (the son of Jephunneh): Iru,
Elah,
Naam.
The sons of
Elah
included Kenaz.
16
Jehallelel’s sons were: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, Asarel.
17
Ezrah’s sons were: Jether,
Mered,
Epher, Jalon.
Mered
married Bithiah, an Egyptian princess. She was the mother of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah—an ancestor of
Eshtemoa.
18
Eshtemoa’s
wife was a Jewess; she was the mother of Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel, who were, respectively, the ancestors of the Gedorites, Socoites, and Zanoahites.
19
Hodiah’s wife was the sister of Naham. One of her sons was the father of Keilah the Garmite, and another was the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, Tilon.
The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, Ben-zoheth.
21-22
The sons of Shelah (the son of Judah):
Er (the father of Lecah),
Laadah (the father of Mareshah),
The families of the linen workers who worked at Beth-ashbea,
Jokim,
The clans of Cozeba,
Joash,
Saraph (who was a ruler in Moab before he returned to Lehem).
These names all come from very ancient records.
23
These clans were noted for their pottery, gardening, and planting; they all worked for the king.
24
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah,
Shaul.
25
Shaul’s
son was Shallum, his grandson was Mibsam, and his great-grandson was
Mishma.
26
Mishma’s
sons included Hammuel (the father of Zaccur and grandfather of
Shimei
).
27
Shimei
had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had large families—they all had fewer children than was normal in Judah.
28
They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
29
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These cities were under their control until the time of David.
32-33
Their descendants also lived in or near Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan; some were as far away as Baal. (These facts are recorded in their genealogies.)
34-39
These are the names of some of the princes of wealthy clans who traveled to the east side of Gedor Valley in search of pasture for their flocks: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, Joel, Jehu, Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, Ziza (the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah).
40-41
They found good pastures, and everything was quiet and peaceful; but the land belonged to the descendants of Ham.
So during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah these princes invaded the land and struck down the tents and houses of the descendants of Ham; they killed the inhabitants of the land and took possession of it for themselves.
42
Later, five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir. (Their leaders were Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi.)
43
There they destroyed the few surviving members of the tribe of Amalek. And they have lived there ever since.
The oldest son of Israel was Reuben, but since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s wives, his birthright was given to his half brother, Joseph. So the official genealogy doesn’t name Reuben as the oldest son.
2
Although Joseph received the birthright, yet Judah was a powerful and influential tribe in Israel, and from Judah came a prince.
3
The sons of Reuben, Israel’s son, were: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi.
4
Joel’s descendants were his son Shemaiah, his grandson Gog, and his great-grandson
Shimei.
5
Shimei’s
son was Micah; his grandson was Reaiah; and his great-grandson was
Baal.
6
Baal’s
son was Beerah. He was a prince of the tribe of Reuben and was taken into captivity by King Tilgath-pilneser of Assyria.
7-8
His relatives became heads of clans and were included in the official genealogy: Jeiel, Zechariah, Bela (the son of Azaz, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of
Joel
).
These Reubenites
*
lived in Aroer and as far distant as Mount Nebo and Baal-meon.
9
Joel
was a cattleman, and he pastured his animals eastward to the edge of the desert and to the Euphrates River, for there were many cattle in the land of Gilead.
10
During the reign of King Saul, the men of Reuben defeated the Hagrites in war and moved into their tents on the eastern edge of Gilead.
11
Across from them, in the land of Bashan, lived the descendants of Gad, who were spread as far as Salecah.
12
Joel
was the greatest and was followed by Shapham, also Janai and Shaphat.
13
Their relatives, the heads of the seven clans, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14
The descendants of Buz, in the order of their generations, were: Jahdo, Jeshishai, Michael, Gilead, Jaroah, Huri, Abihail.
15
Ahi, the son of Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was the leader of the clan.
16
The clan lived in and around Gilead (in the land of Bashan) and throughout the entire pasture country of Sharon.
17
All were included in the official genealogy at the time of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.
18
There were 44,760 armed, trained, and brave troops in the army of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
19
They declared war on the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites.
20
They cried out to God to help them, and he did, for they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
21
The booty included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives.
22
A great number of the enemy also died in the battle, for God was fighting against them. So the Reubenites lived in the territory of the Hagrites until the time of the exile.
23
The half-tribe of Manasseh spread through the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They too were very numerous.
24
The chiefs of their clans were the following: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, Jahdiel.
Each of these men had a great reputation as a warrior and leader.
25
But they were not true to the God of their fathers; instead they worshiped the idols of the people whom God had destroyed.
26
So God caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tilgath-pilneser III) to invade the land and deport the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.