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1 Chronicles 7:6-23 New Century Version (NCV)

6. Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

7. Bela had five sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, and they were leaders of their families. Their family history shows they had twenty-two thousand thirty-four 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 twenty thousand two hundred 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 seventeen thousand two hundred 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, who 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, and he had only daughters.

16. Makir’s wife Maacah had a son whom she named Peresh. Peresh’s brother was named Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17. Ulam’s son was Bedan.These were the sons of Gilead, who was the son of Makir. Makir was Manasseh’s son.

18. Makir’s sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19. The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

20. These are the names of Ephraim’s descendants. Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath.

21. Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah.Ezer and Elead went to Gath to steal cows and sheep and were killed by some men who grew up in that city.

22. Their father Ephraim cried for them many days, and his family came to comfort him.

23. Then he had sexual relations with his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom Ephraim named Beriah because of the trouble that had happened to his family.

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