1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

3 The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:

12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

14 These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

1 Now the sonnes of Reuben the first borne of Israel, (for hee was the first borne, but, forasmuch as he defiled his fathers bed, his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel: and the genealogie is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

2 For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the chiefe rulers, but the birthright was Iosephs.

3 The sonnes, I say, of Reuben the first borne of Israel were: Hanoch, and Pallu, Ezron, and Carmi.

4 The sonnes of Ioel: Shemaiah his sonne: Gog his sonne: Shimei his sonne:

5 Micah his son: Reaia his sonne: Baal his sonne.

6 Beerah his sonne: whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, carried away captiue: He was Prince of the Reubenites.

7 And his brethren by their families (when the genealogie of their generations was reckoned) were the chiefe, Ieiel, and Zechariah,

8 And Bela the sonne of Azah, the sonne of Shema, the sonne of Ioel, who dwelt in Aroer, euen vnto Nebo, and Baalmeon.

9 And Eastward he inhabited vnto the entring in of the wildernes, from the riuer Euphrates: because their cattell were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 And in the dayes of Saul, they made warre with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the East land of Gilead.

11 And the children of Gad dwelt ouer against them, in the land of Bashan vnto Salchah.

12 Ioel the chiefe, and Shapham the next: and Iaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers, were: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Iorai, and Iachan, and Zia, and Heber, seuen.

14 These are the children of Abihail the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Ieshishai, the sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Buz:

15 Ahi the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni, chiefe of the house of their fathers.

16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her townes, and in all the Suburbs of Sharon, vpon their borders.

17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the dayes of Iotham king of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam king of Israel.

18 The sonnes of Reuben, and the Gadites, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to beare buckler and sword, and to shoote with bow, and skilfull in warre, were foure and fourtie thousand, seuen hundred and threescore, that went out to the warre.

19 And they made warre with the Hagarites, with Ietur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were deliuered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battell, and he was intreated of them, because they put their trust in him.

21 And they tooke away their cattell: of their camels fiftie thousand, and of sheepe two hundred and fiftie thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

22 For there fell downe many slaine, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntil the captiuity.

23 And the children of the halfe tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the lande: they increased from Bashan vnto Baal-hermon, and Senir, and vnto mount Hermon.

24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, euen Epher, and Ishi, & Eliel, and Azriel, and Ieremiah, and Hodauiah, and Iahdiel, mightie men of valour, famous men, & heads of the house of their fathers.

25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the Gods of the people of the land, whome God destroyed before them.

26 And the God of Israel stirred vp the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he caried them away (euen the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh:) & brought them vnto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the riuer Gozan, vnto this day.

I == Gen 29:32 ; 35:22 ; 48:15 , 22 ; ; 49:3-4

 

 

II == Gen 49:8 , 10 ; Ps 60:7 ; 108:8 ; Mic 5:2 ; Matt 2:6

 

III == Gen 46:9 ; Ex 6:14 ; Num 26:5

 

 

 

 

VI == 2nd Kings 15:29 ; 16:7

 

VII == 1st Chr 5:17

 

 

VIII == Josh 13:15-16 ; 1st Chr 5:4

 

IX == Josh 22:9

 

 

X == Gen 25:12

 

 

XI == Josh 13:11 , 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVI == 1st chr 27:29

 

XVII == 2nd Kings 14:16 , 28 ; 15:5 , 32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIX == Gen 25:15 ; 1st Chr 1:31

XX == 1st Chr 5:22 ; Ps 22:4-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXII == 2nd Kings 15:29 ; 17:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXV == 2nd Kings 17:7

 

 

XXVI == 2nd Kings 15:19 , 29 ; 17:6 ; 18:11

1 The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel. (He was indeed the first-born, but because he disgraced the couch of his father his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, son of Israel, so that he is not listed in the family records according to birthright.

2 Judah, in fact, became powerful among his brothers, so that the ruler came from him, though the birthright had been Joseph's.)

3 The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 His son was Joel, whose son was Shemaiah, whose son was Gog, whose son was Shimei,

5 whose son was Micah, whose son was Reaiah, whose son was Baal,

6 whose son was Beerah, whom Tiglath-pileser, the king of Assyria, took into exile; he was a prince of the Reubenites.

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 desert which extends from the Euphrates River, for they had much livestock in the land of Gilead.

10 During the reign of Saul they waged war with the Hagrites, and when they had defeated them they occupied 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, corresponding 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 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 they mastered the Hagrites and all who were with them. For during the battle they called on God, and he heard them because they had put their trust in him.

21 Along with one hundred thousand men they also captured their livestock: fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses.

22 Many had fallen in battle, for victory is from God; and they took over their dwelling place until the time of the exile.

23 The numerous members of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land of Bashan as far as Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

24 The following were the heads of their ancestral houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel - men who were warriors, famous men, and heads over their ancestral houses.

25 However, they offended the God of their fathers by lusting after the gods of the natives of the land, whom God had cleared out of their way.

26 Therefore the God of Israel incited against them the anger of Pul, king of Assyria, and of Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, who deported the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh and brought them to Halah, Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, where they have remained to this day.

27 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

28 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

29 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

30 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas. Phinehas became the father of Abishua.

31 Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.

32 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.

33 Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.

34 Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.

35 Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.

36 Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.

37 Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.

38 Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.

39 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.

40 Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.

41 Jehozadak was one of those who went into the exile which the LORD inflicted on Judah and Jerusalem through Nebuchadnezzar.

v 1-8 Reuben’s line to the captivity
Explanation is given of Reuben’s sin with his father’s concubine, Gen. 35:22, so the birthright went to Joseph, Gen. 48:15-22 and the prince to Judah, Gen. 49:8-10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 9,10. Reuben’s conquests
The Hagarites were descendants of Ishmael, son of Hagar.

 

 

 

v 11-17. Gad’s descendants and habitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 18-26. Conquests of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh; their sin and captivity. All these were east of the Jordan.
God helped them defeat the Hagarites because they cried out to the Lord in battle and put their trust in Him, v 20, but they began to serve other gods, and eventually were carried into captivity, v 25,26.