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1 Chronicles 7:1-15 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

1. Issachar had four sons. Their names were Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.

2. Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the family history of Tola’s descendants, 22,600 men were listed as fighting men. This was during the time David was king.

3. Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah.Izrahiah’s sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Isshiah. All five of them were leaders.

4. Their family history shows they had 36,000 men ready to serve in the army. This was because they had many women and children.

5. The records of the family groups of Issachar show there were 87,000 fighting men.

6. Benjamin had three sons. Their names were Bela, Beker and Jediael.

7. Bela had five sons. Their names were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had 22,034 fighting men.

8. Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. They all were Beker’s sons.

9. Their family history listed the family leaders and 20,200 fighting men.

10. Jediael’s son was Bilhan.Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar.

11. All these sons of Jediael were leaders of their families. They had 17,200 fighting men ready to serve in the army.

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

13. Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They were Bilhah’s grandsons.

14. These are Manasseh’s descendants: Manasseh had an Aramean slave woman. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was Gilead’s father.

15. Makir took a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister was named Maacah. His second son was named Zelophehad. Zelophehad had only daughters.

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