Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

1 Chronicles 7:11-23 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

11. All of Jediael’s sons were leaders of their families. They had 17,200 soldiers ready for war.

12. The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir. Hushim was the son of Aher.

13. Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. And these are the descendants of Bilhah.

14. These are Manasseh’s descendants: Manasseh’s Aramean slave woman had a son named Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.

15. Makir married a woman from the Huppites and Shuppites. Makir’s sister was named Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

16. Makir’s wife Maacah had a son. She named this son Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh. The sons of Sheresh were Ulam and Rakem.

17. Ulam’s son was Bedan. These were the descendants of Gilead. Gilead was Makir’s son. Makir was Manasseh’s son.

18. Makir’s sister Hammoleketh had Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19. Shemida’s sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

20. These were the names of Ephraim’s descendants. Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath.

21. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. Some men who grew up in the city of Gath killed Ezer and Elead. This happened because Ezer and Elead went there to steal cattle and sheep from those men in Gath.

22. Ephraim was the father of Ezer and Elead. He cried for many days because Ezer and Elead were dead. Ephraim’s family came to comfort him.

23. Then Ephraim had sexual relations with his wife. She became pregnant and had a son. Ephraim named this new son Beriah because something bad had happened to his family.