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1 Chronicles 7:5-20 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

5. The family history shows there were 87,000 strong soldiers in all the tribes of Issachar.

6. Benjamin had three sons. Their names were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

7. Bela had five sons. Their names were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had 22,034 soldiers.

8. Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. They all were Beker’s children.

9. Their family history shows who the family leaders were. And it also shows they had 20,200 soldiers.

10. Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

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.