2. Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)
3. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4. The descendants of Joel:His son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei,
5. his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal,
6. and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was the tribal leader of Reuben.
7. His brothers by their clans, as listed in their genealogical records:The leader Jeiel, Zechariah,