1 Chronicles Chapter 7
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And [as] to the sons of Issachar, [they were] Thola, and Phua, and Jasub, and Semeron, four.
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And the sons of Thola; Ozi, Raphaia, and Jeriel, and Jamai, and Jemasan, and Samuel, chiefs of their fathers' houses [belonging to] Thola, men of might according to their generations; their number in the days of David [was] twenty and two thousand and six hundred.
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And the sons of Ozi; Jezraia: and the sons of Jezraia; Michael, Abdiu, and Joel, and Jesia, five, all rulers.
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And with them, according to their generations, according to the houses of their families, [were men] mighty to set [armies] in array for war, thirty and six thousand, for they had multiplied [their] wives and children.
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And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, also mighty men, [were] eighty-seven thousand—[this was] the number of them all.
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The sons of Benjamin; Bale, and Bachir, and Jediel, three.
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And the sons of Bale; Esebon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerimuth, and Uri, five; heads of houses of families, mighty men; and their number [was] twenty and two thousand and thirty-four.
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And the sons of Bachir; Zemira, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elithenan, and Amaria, and Jerimuth, and Abiud, and Anathoth, and Eleemeth: all these [were] the sons of Bachir.
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And their number according to their generations, ([they were] chiefs of their fathers' houses, men of might), [was] twenty thousand and two hundred.
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And the sons of Jediel; Balaan: and the sons of Balaan; Jaüs, and Benjamin, and Aoth, and Chanana, and Zæthan, and Tharsi, and Achisaar.
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All these [were] the sons of Jediel, chiefs of their families, men of might, seventeen thousand and two hundred, going forth to war with might.
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And Sapphin, and Apphin, and the sons of Or, Asom, whose son [was] Aor.
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The sons of Nephthali; Jasiel, Goni, and Aser, and Sellum, his sons, Balam his son.
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The sons of Manasse; Esriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Galaad.
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And Machir took a wife for Apphin and Sapphin, and his sister's name was Moöcha; and the name of the second [son] was Sapphaad; and to Sapphaad were born daughters.
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And Moöcha the wife of Machir bore a son, and called his name Phares; and his brother's name [was] Surus; his sons [were] Ulam, and Rocom.
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And the sons of Ulam; Badam. These [were] the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasse.
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And his sister Malecheth bore Isud, and Abiezer, and Maela.
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And the sons of Semira were, Aim, and Sychem, and Lakim, and Anian.
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And the sons of Ephraim; Sothalath, and Barad his son, and Thaath his son, Elada his son, Saath his son,
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and Zabad his son, Sothele his son, and Azer, and Elead: and the men of Geth who were born in the land slew them, because they went down to take their cattle.
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And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
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And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beria, because, [said he], He was afflicted in my house.
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And his daughter [was] Saraa, and he was among them that were left, and he built Bæthoron the upper and the lower. And the descendants of Ozan [were] Seera,
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and Raphe his son, Saraph and Thalees his sons, Thaen his son.
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To Laadan his son [was born his] son Amiud, his son Helisamai, [his] son
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Nun, [his] son Jesue, [these were] his sons.
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And their possession and their dwelling [were] Bæthel and her towns, to the east Noaran, westward Gazer and her towns, and Sychem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.
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And as far as the borders of the sons of Manasse, Bæthsaan and her towns, Thanach and her towns, Mageddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In this the children of Joseph the son of Israel dwelt.
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The sons of Aser; Jemna, and Suia, and Isui, and Beria, and Sore their sister.
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And the sons of Beria; Chaber, and Melchiel; he [was] the father of Berthaith.
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And Chaber begot Japhlet, and Samer, and Chothan, and Sola their sister.
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And the sons of Japhlet; Phasec, and Bamael, and Asith: these [are] the sons of Japhlet.
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And the sons of Semmer; Achir, and Rooga, and Jaba, and Aram.
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And the sons of Elam his brother; Sopha, and Imana, and Selles, and Amal.
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The sons of Sopha; Sue, and Arnaphar, and Suda, and Barin, and Imran,
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and Basan, and Oa, and Sama, and Salisa, and Jethra, and Beëra.
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And the sons of Jether, Jephina, and Phaspha, and Ara.
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And the sons of Ola; Orech, Aniel, and Rasia.
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All these [were] the sons of Aser, all heads of families, choice, mighty men, chief leaders: their number for battle array—their number [was] twenty-six thousand men.
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Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
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The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
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The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
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With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.
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Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.
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The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
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The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
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The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
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They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.
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The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
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All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.
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So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.
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The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.
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The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
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Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
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Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
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The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
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His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
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The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
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Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.
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Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
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He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house.
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His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
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Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
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Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
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Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
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Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
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and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.
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The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
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The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
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Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
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The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
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The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
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The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
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Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
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The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
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The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
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All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.
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