1 ChroniclesJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShare1 Chronicles 5Geneva - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹1 Chronicles 11 Chronicles 21 Chronicles 31 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 71 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 101 Chronicles 111 Chronicles 121 Chronicles 131 Chronicles 141 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 181 Chronicles 191 Chronicles 201 Chronicles 211 Chronicles 221 Chronicles 231 Chronicles 241 Chronicles 251 Chronicles 261 Chronicles 271 Chronicles 281 Chronicles 29›1 Chronicles 5ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1The sonnes also of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel (for he was the eldest, but had defiled his fathers bed, therefore his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, so that the genealogie is not rekoned after his birthright. 2For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the prince, but the birthright was Iosephs) 3The sonnes of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. 4The sonnes of Ioel, Shemaiah his sonne, Gog his sonne, and Shimei his sonne, 5Michah his sonne, Reaiah his sonne, and Baal his sonne, 6Beerah his sonne: whom Tilgath Pilneeser King of Asshur caryed away: he was a prince of the Reubenites. 7And when his brethren in their families rekoned the genealogie of their generations, Ieiel and Zechariah were the chiefe, 8And Bela the sonne of Azaz, the sonne of Shema, the sonne of Ioel, which dwelt in Aroer, euen vnto Nebo and Baal meon. 9Also Eastwarde he inhabited vnto the entring in of the wildernes from the riuer Perath for they had much cattel in the land of Gilead. 10And in the dayes of Saul they warred with the Hagarims, which fell by their hands: and they dwelt in their tentes in all the East partes of Gilead. 11And the children of Gad dwelt ouer against them in the land of Bashan, vnto Salchah. 12Ioel was the chiefest, and Shapham the second, but Iaanai and Shaphat were in Bashan. 13And their brethren of the house of their fathers were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Sorai, and Iacan, and Zia and Eber, seuen. 14These are the childre of Abihail, the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Ieshishai, the sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Buz. 15Ahi the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni was chiefe of the houshold of their fathers. 16And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in the townes thereof, and in all the suburbes of Sharon by their borders. 17All these were rekoned by genealogies in the dayes of Iotham King of Iudah, and in the dayes of Ieroboam King of Israel. 18The sonnes of Reuben and of Gad, and of halfe the tribe of Manasseh of those that were viliant men, able to beare shield, and sworde, and to draw a bowe, exercised in warre, were foure and fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and three score, that went out to the warre. 19And they made warre with the Hagarims, with Ietur, and Naphish, and Nodab. 20And they were holpen against them, and the Hagarims were deliuered into their hande, and all that were with them: for they cryed to God in the battel, and he heard them, because they trusted in him. 21And they led away their cattel, euen their camels fiftie thousand, and two hundreth, and fiftie thousand sheepe, and two thousand asses, and of persons an hundreth thousand. 22For many fel downe wounded, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntill the captiuitie. 23And the children of the halfe tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Baashan vnto Baal Hermon, and Senir, and vnto mount Hermon: for they increased. 24And these were the heads of the housholds of their fathers, euen Epher and Ishi, and Eliel and Azriel, and Ieremiah, and Hodauiah, and Iahdiel, strong men, valiant and famous, heades of the housholdes of their fathers. 25But they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the lande, whome God had destroyed before them. 26And the God of Israel stirred vp the spirit of Pul king of Asshur, and the spirite of Tilgath Pilneeser king of Asshur, and he caryed them away: euen the Reubenites and the Gadites, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh, and brought them vnto Halah and Habor, and Hara, and to the riuer Gozan, vnto this day. ‹Previous chapter1 Chronicles 4Next chapter1 Chronicles 6›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Versions1 Chronicles 5 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. 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