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Today's Bible Reading :: 1 Chronicles 7 - 8 (ESV)

1 Chronicles 7Listen to the passage

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1 Chronicles 7

Descendants of Issachar

(Gen 46:13 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:1 - The sons[fn] of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2 - The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, namely of Tola, mighty warriors of their generations, their number in the days of David being 22,600.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:3 - The son[fn] of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, all five of them were chief men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:4 - And along with them, by their generations, according to their fathers’ houses, were units of the army for war, 36,000, for they had many wives and sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:5 - Their kinsmen belonging to all the clans of Issachar were in all 87,000 mighty warriors, enrolled by genealogy.

Descendants of Benjamin

(Gen 46:21 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:6 - The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:7 - The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers’ houses, mighty warriors. And their enrollment by genealogies was 22,034.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:8 - 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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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:9 - And their enrollment by genealogies, according to their generations, as heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, was 20,200.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:10 - The son of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:11 - All these were the sons of Jediael according to the heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty warriors, 17,200, able to go to war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:12 - And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher.

Descendants of Naphtali

(Gen 46:24 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:13 - The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah.

Descendants of Manasseh

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:14 - The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:15 - And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:16 - And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:17 - The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:18 - And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:19 - The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Descendants of Ephraim

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:20 - The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:21 - Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to raid their livestock.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:22 - And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:23 - And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:24 - His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:25 - Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:26 - Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:27 - Nun[fn] his son, Joshua his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:28 - Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, and Ayyah and its towns;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:29 - also in possession of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

Descendants of Asher

(Gen 46:17 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:30 - The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:31 - The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:32 - Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:33 - The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:34 - The sons of Shemer his brother: Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:35 - The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:36 - The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:37 - Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:38 - The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:39 - The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was 26,000 men.
ESV Footnotes
Syriac (compare Vulgate); Hebrew And to the sons
Hebrew sons; also verses 10, 12, 17
Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for disaster
Hebrew Non

1 Chronicles 8

A Genealogy of Saul

(Gen 46:21 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:1 - Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:2 - Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:3 - And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:4 - Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:5 - Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:6 - These are the sons of Ehud (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried into exile to Manahath):

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:7 - Naaman,[fn] Ahijah, and Gera, that is, Heglam, who fathered[fn] Uzza and Ahihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:8 - And Shaharaim fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:9 - He fathered sons by Hodesh his wife: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:10 - Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:11 - He also fathered sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:12 - The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - and Beriah and Shema (they were heads of fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee);

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:14 - and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:15 - Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:16 - Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were sons of Beriah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:17 - Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:18 - Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:19 - Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:20 - Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:21 - Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:22 - Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:23 - Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:24 - Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:25 - Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:26 - Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:27 - Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:28 - These were the heads of fathers’ houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:29 - Jeiel[fn] the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:30 - His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:31 - Gedor, Ahio, Zecher,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:32 - and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:33 - Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:34 - and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:35 - The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:36 - Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:37 - Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:38 - Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:39 - The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:40 - The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, 150. All these were Benjaminites.
See the ESV Preface
ESV Footnotes
Hebrew and Naaman
Or Gera; he carried them into exile and fathered
Compare 9:35; Hebrew lacks Jeiel
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