7. His brothers who belonged to his clans, when they were listed in the family records according to their descendants, were: Jeiel, the chief, and Zechariah,
8. and Bela, son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. The Reubenites lived in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;
9. toward the east they dwelt as far as the wilderness which extends from the Euphrates River, for they had much livestock in the land of Gilead.
10. In Saul’s time they waged war with the Hagrites, and when they had defeated them they dwelt in their tents throughout the region east of Gilead.
11. The Gadites lived alongside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.
12. Joel was chief, Shapham was second in command, and Janai was judge in Bashan.
13. Their brothers, according to their ancestral houses, were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven.
14. These were the sons of Abihail, son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
15. Ahi, son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the head of their ancestral houses.
16. They dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sirion to the borders.
17. All were listed in the family records in the time of Jotham, king of Judah, and of Jeroboam, king of Israel.
18. The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh were warriors, men who bore shield and sword and who drew the bow, trained in warfare—forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty men fit for military service.
19. When they waged war against the Hagrites and against Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab,
20. they received help so that the Hagrites and all who were with them were delivered into their power. For during the battle they cried out to God, and he heard them because they had put their trust in him.
21. Along with one hundred thousand persons they also captured their livestock: fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand donkeys.