Now the sonsof Reubenthe firstbornof Israel, ( forhe was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiledhis father's bed, his birthrightwas givenunto the sonsof Josephthe sonof Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckonedafter the birthright. ForJudahprevailedabove his brethren, and ofhim came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:) The sons, I say , of Reubenthe firstbornof Israel were , Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sonsof Joel; Shemaiahhis son, Goghis son, Shimeihis son, Micahhis son, Reaiahis son, Baalhis son, Beerahhis son, whomTiglath-pileser kingof Assyriacarried away captive : he was princeof the Reubenites. And his brethrenby their families, when the genealogyof their generationswas reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, And Belathe sonof Azaz, the sonof Shema, the sonof Joel, whodweltin Aroer, even untoNeboand Baal-meon: And eastwardhe inhabiteduntothe entering inof the wildernessfromthe riverEuphrates: becausetheir cattlewere multipliedin the landof Gilead. And in the daysof Saulthey madewarwiththe Hagarites, who fellby their hand: and they dweltin their tentsthroughout allthe east land of Gilead. And the childrenof Gaddweltover againstthem, in the landof BashanuntoSalchah: Joelthe chief, and Shaphamthe next, and Jaanai, and Shaphatin Bashan. And their brethrenof the houseof their fathers were , Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. These are the childrenof Abihailthe sonof Huri, the sonof Jaroah, the sonof Gilead, the sonof Michael, the sonof Jeshishai, the sonof Jahdo, the sonof Buz; Ahithe sonof Abdiel, the sonof Guni, chiefof the houseof their fathers. And they dweltin Gileadin Bashan, and in her towns, and in allthe suburbsof Sharon, upontheir borders. Allthese were reckoned by genealogiesin the daysof Jothamkingof Judah, and in the daysof Jeroboamkingof Israel. The sonsof Reuben, and the Gadites, and halfthe tribeof Manasseh, ofvaliant men, menable to bearbucklerand sword, and to shootwith bow, and skillfulin war, were fourand fortythousandsevenhundredand threescore, that went outto the war. And they madewarwiththe Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. And they were helpedagainstthem, and the Hagariteswere deliveredinto their hand, and allthat were withthem: forthey criedto Godin the battle, and he was entreatedof them; becausethey put their trustin him. And they took awaytheir cattle; of their camelsfiftythousand, and of sheeptwo hundredand fiftythousand, and of assestwo thousand, and of mena hundredthousand. Forthere fell downmanyslain, becausethe war was of God. And they dweltin their steadsuntilthe captivity. And the childrenof the halftribeof Manassehdweltin the land: theyincreasedfrom BashanuntoBaalath-hermon and Senir, and unto mountHermon. And these were the headsof the houseof their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mightymenof valor, famousmen, and headsof the houseof their fathers. And they transgressedagainst the Godof their fathers, and went a whoringafterthe godsof the peopleof the land, whomGoddestroyedbeforethem. And the Godof Israelstirred upthe spiritof Pulkingof Assyria, and the spiritof Tiglath-pileser kingof Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the halftribeof Manasseh, and broughtthem unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the riverGozan, untothisday.