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The Descendants of Reuben
1 These are the descendants of
Reuben, the oldest of Jacob's
sons. (Because he had sex with one
of his father's concubines, he lost
the rights belonging to the first-born
son, and those rights were given to
Joseph. note
2 It was the tribe of Judah,
however, that became the strongest
-- --
and provided a ruler for all the
tribes.) note
3 Reuben, the oldest of Jacob's
sons, had four sons: Hanoch,
Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4
5
6 These are the descendants of
Joel from generation to generation:
Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah,
Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah. The Assyrian
emperor, Tiglath Pileser, captured
Beerah, a leader of the tribe,
and deported him. note
7 The family records list the following
clan leaders in the tribe of
Reuben: Jeiel, Zechariah,
8 and Bela,
the son of Azaz and grandson of
Shema, of the clan of Joel. This clan
lived in Aroer and in the territory
from there north to Nebo and Baal
Meon.
9 They had large herds in the
land of Gilead, and so they occupied
the land as far east as the desert that
stretches all the way to the Euphrates
River.
10 In the time of King Saul the tribe
of Reuben attacked the Hagrites,
killed them in battle, and occupied
their land in the eastern part of Gilead.
The Descendants of Gad
11 The tribe of Gad lived to the
north of Reuben in the land of Bashan
as far east as Salecah.
12 Joel
was the founder of the leading clan,
and Shapham of the second most
important clan. Janai and Shaphat
were founders of other clans in Bashan.
13 The other members of the
tribe belonged to the following
seven clans: Michael, Meshullam,
Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14 They were descendants of Abihail
son of Huri, whose ancestors were
traced back as follows: Abihail,
Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai,
Jahdo, Buz.
15 Ahi, the son of
Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was
head of these clans.
16 They lived in
the territory of Bashan and Gilead,
in the towns there and all over the
pasture lands of Sharon.
17 (These
records were compiled in the days of
King Jotham of Judah and King
Jeroboam of Israel.)
The Armies of the Eastern Tribes
18 In the tribes of Reuben, Gad,
and East Manasseh there were
44,760 soldiers, well-trained in the
use of shields, swords, and bows.
19 They went to war against the Hagrite
tribes of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
20 They put their trust in God
and prayed to him for help, and God
answered their prayers and made
them victorious over the Hagrites
and their allies.
21 They captured
from the enemy 50,000 camels,
250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys,
and took 100,000 prisoners of war.
22 They killed many of the enemy,
because the war was God's will. And
they went on living in that territory
until the exile. note
The People of East Manasseh
23 The people of East Manasseh
settled in the territory of Bashan as
far north as Baal Hermon, Senir, and
Mount Hermon, and their population
increased greatly.
24 The following
were the heads of their clans: Epher,
Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah,
and Jahdiel. They were all outstanding
soldiers, well-known leaders
of their clans.
The Eastern Tribes Are Deported
25 But the people were unfaithful
to the God of their ancestors and
-- --
deserted him to worship the gods of
the nations whom God had driven
out of the land.
26 So God caused
Emperor Pul of Assyria (also known
as Tiglath Pileser) to invade their
country. He deported the tribes of
Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh
and settled them permanently in Halah,
Habor, and Hara, and by the Gozan
River. note
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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