12. Some of the clan leaders were Joel, Shapham, Janai, and Shaphat.
13. Their relatives included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14. They were all descendants of Abihail, whose family line went back through Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, and Buz.
15. Ahi, the son of Abdiel and the grandson of Guni, was the leader of their clan.
16. The people of Gad lived in the towns in the regions of Bashan and Gilead, as well as in the pasture land of Sharon.
17. Their family records were written when Jotham was king of Judah and Jeroboam was king of Israel.
18. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained to fight in battle with shields, swords, bows, and arrows.
19. They fought against the Hagrites and the tribes of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
20. Whenever these soldiers went to war against their enemies, they prayed to God and trusted him to help. That's why the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh defeated the Hagrites and their allies.
21. These Israelite tribes captured fifty thousand camels, two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people.
22. Many of the Hagrites died in battle, because God was fighting this battle against them. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh lived in that territory until they were taken as prisoners to Assyria.