1 Chronicles Chapter 7 (NIV)

undefined IssacharThe sons of Issachar:Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—four in all.
undefined The sons of Tola:Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel—heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.
undefined The son of Uzzi:Izrahiah.The sons of Izrahiah:Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
undefined According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.
undefined The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.
undefined BenjaminThree sons of Benjamin:Bela, Beker and Jediael.
undefined The sons of Bela:Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
undefined The sons of Beker:Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
undefined Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men.
undefined The son of Jediael:Bilhan.The sons of Bilhan:Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.
undefined All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.
undefined The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.
undefined NaphtaliThe sons of Naphtali:Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem—the descendants of Bilhah.
undefined ManassehThe descendants of Manasseh:Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
undefined Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maacah.Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
undefined Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
undefined The son of Ulam:Bedan.These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh.
undefined His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
undefined The sons of Shemida were:Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.
undefined EphraimThe descendants of Ephraim:Shuthelah, Bered his son,Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,Tahath his son,
undefined Zabad his sonand Shuthelah his son.Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock.
undefined Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
undefined Then he lay with his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his family.
undefined His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.
undefined Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,Telah his son, Tahan his son,
undefined Ladan his son, Ammihud his son,Elishama his son,
undefined Nun his sonand Joshua his son.
undefined Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.
undefined Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
undefined AsherThe sons of Asher:Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
undefined The sons of Beriah:Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
undefined Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.
undefined The sons of Japhlet:Pasach, Bimhal and Ashvath.These were Japhlet’s sons.
undefined The sons of Shomer:Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.
undefined The sons of his brother Helem:Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
undefined The sons of Zophah:Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
undefined Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera.
undefined The sons of Jether:Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.
undefined The sons of Ulla:Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
undefined All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.

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