Now the sons of Reuben
the firstborn
of Israel
(for ahe was the firstborn
, but because bhe defiled
his father's
bed
, chis birthright
was given
to the sons
of Joseph
the son
of Israel
; so that he is not enrolled
in the genealogy
according to the birthright
.
aThough Judah
prevailed
over his brothers
, and bfrom him came the leader
, yet the birthright
belonged to Joseph
),
athe sons of Reuben
the firstborn
of Israel
were Hanoch
and Pallu
, Hezron
and Carmi
.
The sons of Joel
were Shemaiah
his son
, Gog
his son
, aShimei
his son
,
Micah his son
, Reaiah
his son
, Baal
his son
,
Beerah his son
, whom
1Tilgath-pilneser
king
of Assyria
carried
away
into exile
; he was leader
of the Reubenites
.
His 1kinsmen by their families
, ain the genealogy
of their generations
, were Jeiel
the chief
, then Zechariah
and Bela the son
of Azaz
, the son
of Shema
, the son
of Joel
, who
lived
in aAroer
, even to Nebo
and Baal-meon
.
To the east he settled
as far
as the entrance
of the wilderness
from the river
Euphrates
, abecause
their cattle
had increased
in the land
of Gilead
.
In the days of Saul
athey made
war
with the Hagrites
, who fell
by their hand
, so that they 1occupied
their tents
throughout
2all
the land
east
of Gilead
.
Now the sons of Gad
lived
opposite
them in the land
of aBashan
as far
as bSalecah
.
Joel was the chief
and Shapham
the second
, then Janai
and Shaphat
in Bashan
.
Their 1kinsmen of their fathers'
households
were Michael
, Meshullam
, Sheba
, Jorai
, Jacan
, Zia
and Eber
, seven
.
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
;
Ahi the son
of Abdiel
, the son
of Guni
, was head
of their fathers'
households
.
They lived in Gilead
, in Bashan
and in its towns
, and in all
the pasture
lands
of aSharon
, as far
as their 1borders
.
All of these were enrolled
in the genealogies
in the days
of aJotham
king
of Judah
and in the days
of bJeroboam
king
of Israel
.
The sons of Reuben
and the Gadites
and the half-tribe
of Manasseh
, consisting of valiant
men
, men
who bore
shield
and sword
and shot
with bow
and were skillful
in battle
, were 44,760
, who awent
to war
.
They made war
against
athe Hagrites
, bJetur
, Naphish
and Nodab
.
They were helped against
them, and the Hagrites
and all
who were with them were given
into their hand
; for athey cried
out to God
in the battle
, and He answered
their prayers
because
bthey trusted
in Him.
They took away
their cattle
: their 50,000
camels
, 250,000
sheep
, 2,000
donkeys
; and 100,000
1men
.
For many fell
slain
, because
athe war
was of God
. And bthey settled
in their place
until
the cexile
.
Now the sons of the half-tribe
of Manasseh
lived
in the land
; from Bashan
to Baal-hermon
and aSenir
and Mount
Hermon
they were numerous
.
These were the heads
of their fathers'
households
, even Epher
, Ishi
, Eliel
, Azriel
, Jeremiah
, Hodaviah
and Jahdiel
, mighty
men
of valor
, famous
men
, heads
of their fathers'
households
.
But they aacted treacherously
against the God
of their fathers
and bplayed
the harlot
cafter
the gods
of the peoples
of the land
, whom
God
had destroyed
before
them.
So the God of Israel
stirred
up the spirit
of aPul
, king
of Assyria
, even the spirit
of 1Tilgath-pilneser
king
of Assyria
, and he bcarried
them away
into exile
, namely the Reubenites
, the Gadites
and the half-tribe
of Manasseh
, and brought
them to Halah
, Habor
, Hara
and to the river
of Gozan
, to this
day
.