1. Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
2. Tola had six sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. They were heads of families of the clan of Tola and were famous soldiers. At the time of King David their descendants numbered 22,600.
3. Uzzi had one son, Izrahiah. Izrahiah and his four sons, Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, were all heads of families.
4. They had so many wives and children that their descendants were able to provide 36,000 men for military service.
5. The official records of all the families of the tribe of Issachar listed 87,000 men eligible for military service.