Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.
Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
The son of Ulam was Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
The sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam.
The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock.
Their possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns,
and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, Dor with its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.
The sons of Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram.
The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri and Imrah,
The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa and Ara.
The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of them enrolled by genealogy for service in war was 26,000 men.
And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.
These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them into exile to Manahath,
namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera--he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.
By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
By Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.
The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight 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 Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
These were heads of the fathers’ households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.
Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah;
Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. And they also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.
Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal.
The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.
The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea and Ahaz.
Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.
Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second and Eliphelet the third.
The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.
Now the first who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites and the temple servants.
Some of the sons of Judah, of the sons of Benjamin and of the sons of Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
From the Shilonites were Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
From the sons of Zerah were Jeuel and their relatives, 690 of them.
From the sons of Benjamin were Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,
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