1. Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but since he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright;
2. though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
3. the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel wereHanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
4. The sons of Joel wereShemaiah his son, Gog his son,Shimei his son,
5. Micah his son,Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6. and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria led into exile. He was a leader of the Reubenites.
7. His brothers according to their families by the registration of their generations wereJeiel, the first, and Zechariah;
8. Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.