New International Reader's Version

1 Chronicles 7:4-22 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

4. Based on their family history, 36,000 of their men were ready for battle. That's because they had many wives and children.

5. The total number of fighting men who belonged to all of the family groups of Issachar was 87,000. The men were listed in their family history.

6. The three sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker and Jediael.

7. The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of sons was five. Their family history listed 22,034 fighting men.

8. The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All of them were the sons of Beker.

9. Their family history listed the leaders of their families. It also listed 20,200 fighting men.

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

11. All of those sons of Jediael were the leaders of their families. There were 17,200 fighting men who were ready to go to war.

12. The Shuppites and Huppites belonged to the family line of Ir. The Hushites belonged to the family line of Aher.

13. The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They belonged to the family line of Bilhah.

14. Here is the family line of Manasseh. He had a concubine who was from the land of Aram. She had Asriel and Makir by him. Makir was the father of Gilead.

15. Makir got married to a woman from among the Huppites and Shuppites. He had a sister named Maacah. Another member of Manasseh's family line was Zelophehad. All he had was daughters.

16. Makir's wife Maacah had a son by him. She named the boy Peresh. He had a brother named Sheresh. The sons of Sheresh were Ulam and Rakem.

17. The son of Ulam was Bedan. Those were the members of the family line of Makir, the son of Manasseh. Gilead was the son of Makir.

18. Gilead's sister was Hammoleketh. She was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.

19. The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

20. Here are the members of the family line of Ephraim. Shuthelah was Ephraim's son. Bered was Shuthelah's son. Tahath was Bered's son. Eleadah was Tahath's son. Tahath was Eleadah's son.

21. Zabad was Tahath's son. And Shuthelah was Zabad's son. 'QK'Men from Gath killed Ezer and Elead when they went down to steal their livestock.

22. Their father Ephraim sobbed over them for many days. His relatives came to comfort him.