Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided; his brother's name was Joktan.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Ishmael's firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

Magdiel, Iram. These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

(Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim,

The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,

These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel; the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel;

These six were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon -- the mother of these four was Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel.

The other nine were Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

These were all the sons of David, not counting the sons of his concubines. Tamar was their sister.

The five others were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.

Reaiah the son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi.

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.

Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.

Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in Ge Harashim, who were craftsmen.

(His Judahite wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, whom Mered married.

They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there and worked for the king.

Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.

They also lived in all the settlements that surrounded these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements; they kept genealogical records.

Their clan leaders were: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

These who are named above were the leaders of their clans. Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.

The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn -- (Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father's bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel's son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.

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.

All of them were listed in the genealogical records in the time of King Jotham of Judah and in the time of King Jeroboam of Israel.

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.

They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him.

These were the leaders of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, and leaders of their families.

But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and worshiped instead the gods of the native peoples whom God had destroyed before them.

Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God's sanctuary.

These were the descendants of Aaron: His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,

These were the areas where Aaron's descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:

They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.

(But the city's land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)

The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all.

The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

The clans of Merari's descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands (in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands,

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola's genealogical records.

The son of Uzzi: Izrachiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.

The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were the sons of Beker.

There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.

The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

Maacah, Makir's wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.

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

his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah (Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath, who were natives of the land, when they went down to steal their cattle.

On the border of Manasseh's territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, Megiddo and its surrounding towns, and Dor and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, Israel's son, lived here.

The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons.

All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle.

Bela's sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud,

These were the descendants of Ehud who were leaders of the families living in Geba who were forced to move to Manahath:

Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons; they were family leaders.

Beriah, and Shema. They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath.

Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.

Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.

Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.

Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.

Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem.

Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn, followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

The sons of Ulam were warriors who were adept archers. They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

The people of Judah were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families.

Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God's temple.

The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;

he serves to this day at the King's Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.

Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives from his family (the Korahites) were assigned to guard the entrance to the sanctuary. Their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the Lord's dwelling place.

All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions.

They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the Lord's sanctuary (that is, the tabernacle).

The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides -- east, west, north, and south.

The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God's sanctuary.

They would spend the night in their posts all around God's sanctuary, for they were assigned to guard it and would open it with the key every morning.

Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out.

Some of them were in charge of the equipment and articles of the sanctuary, as well as the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices.

Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath.

The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.

These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

Azel had six sons: Azrikam his firstborn, followed by Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

When all the Israelites who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.