2. and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)—
3. the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
4. The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5. Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6. and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
7. Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,
8. and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.