1 Chronicles 5
Open in the reader1These were the sons of See-a-Son the firstborn of Strives-with-God. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of May-He-Add son of Strives-with-God, because See-a-Son defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.
2And though Praised prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to May-He-Add.
3The sons of See-a-Son, the firstborn of Strives-with-God: Dedicated, Distinguished, Courtyard, and My-Vineyard.
4The descendants of He-Who-Is-God: He-Who-Is-Has-Heard his son, Gog his son, My-Hearing his son,
5Who-Is-Like-He-Who-Is his son, He-Who-Is-Has-Seen his son, Baal his son,
6and A-Well his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Successful carried into exile. A-Well was a leader of the See-a-Son-One.
7His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy: God-Sweeps-Away the chief, He-Who-Is-Remembers,
8and Swallowed son of Strong-One, the son of Hearing, the son of He-Who-Is-God. They settled in Bare-Place and as far as Nebo and Baal-of-Habitation.
9They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Rushing River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Heap-of-Witness.
10During the days of Asked-For they waged war against the Hagar-people, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagar-people throughout the region east of Heap-of-Witness.
11The descendants of Fortune lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Fertile-Plain, as far as Salecah:
12He-Who-Is-God was the chief, Shapham the second, then Responsive and He-Has-Judged, who lived in Fertile-Plain.
13Their kinsmen by families were Who-Is-Like-God, Allied, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Trembling, and Crosser—seven in all.
14These were the sons of My-Father-Is-Might son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Heap-of-Witness, the son of Who-Is-Like-God, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Contempt.
15My-Brother son of Abdiel, the son of Protected, was head of their family.
16They lived in Heap-of-Witness, in Fertile-Plain and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Plain.
17All of them were recorded in the genealogies during the reigns of He-Who-Is-Perfect king of Praised and The-People-Increase king of Strives-with-God.
18The children of See-a-Son, the Fortune-One, and the half-tribe of Causing-to-Forget had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.
19They waged war against the Hagar-people, as well as Jetur, Refreshment, and Nodab.
20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagar-people and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
21They seized the livestock of the Hagar-people—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,
22and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
23Now the people of the half-tribe of Causing-to-Forget were numerous. They settled in the land from Fertile-Plain to Master-of-Hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Abrupt).
24These were the heads of their families: Fawn, My-Salvation, My-God-Is-God, My-Help-Is-God, He-Who-Is-Will-Rise, Give-Thanks-to-He-Who-Is, and God-Makes-One. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.
25But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
26So the God of Strives-with-God stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Successful (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Successful) to take the See-a-Son-One, the Fortune-One, and the half-tribe of Causing-to-Forget into exile. And he brought them to Halah, United, Mountain-Region, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
27The sons of Joined: Sojourner-There, Assembly, and Bitter.
28The sons of Assembly: Kindred-Is-Exalted, Shining-Oil, Association, and My-Strength-Is-God.
29The children of Kindred-Is-Exalted: Aaron, Drawn-Out, and Bitter. The sons of Aaron: Generous, He-Is-My-Father, My-God-Is-Help, and Coast-of-Palms.
30My-God-Is-Help was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of My-Father-Is-Salvation,
31My-Father-Is-Salvation was the father of Proved-of-He-Who-Is, Proved-of-He-Who-Is was the father of My-Strength,
32My-Strength was the father of He-Who-Is-Shines, He-Who-Is-Shines was the father of Rebellions,
33Rebellions was the father of He-Who-Is-Has-Said, He-Who-Is-Has-Said was the father of My-Brother-Is-Goodness,
34My-Brother-Is-Goodness was the father of Righteous, Righteous was the father of My-Brother-Is-Wrath,
35My-Brother-Is-Wrath was the father of He-Who-Is-Helps, He-Who-Is-Helps was the father of He-Who-Is-Has-Been-Gracious,
36He-Who-Is-Has-Been-Gracious was the father of He-Who-Is-Helps, who served as priest in the temple that Peace built in Foundation-of-Peace,
37He-Who-Is-Helps was the father of He-Who-Is-Has-Said, He-Who-Is-Has-Said was the father of My-Brother-Is-Goodness,
38My-Brother-Is-Goodness was the father of Righteous, Righteous was the father of Requital,
39Requital was the father of My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is, My-Portion-Is-He-Who-Is was the father of He-Who-Is-Helps,
40He-Who-Is-Helps was the father of He-Who-Is-Has-Prevailed, and He-Who-Is-Has-Prevailed was the father of He-Who-Is-Righteous.
41He-Who-Is-Righteous went into captivity when He-Who-Is sent Praised and Foundation-of-Peace into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.