946 - Descendants of Issachar, Benjamin, and Naphtali

These are the descendants of Issachar, Benjamin, and Naphtali


The four sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. 


The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. 


Each of them was the leader, of an ancestral clan. 


At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors, who were listed, in the records, of these clans, was 22,600. 


The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. 


The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. 


These five became the leaders, of the clans. 


All of them had many wives, and many sons, so the total number, of men, available for military service, among their descendants, was 36,000. 


The total number of mighty warriors, from all the clans, of the tribe of Issachar, was 87,000. 


All of them …were listed, in their genealogical records. 


Three of Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael. 


The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. 


Each of them was the leader, of an ancestral clan. 


The total number, of mighty warriors, from these clans, was 22,034, as listed, in their genealogical records. 


The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. 


Each, of them, was the leader, of an ancestral clan. 


The total number, of mighty warriors, and leaders, from these clans, was 20,200, as listed, in their genealogical records. 


The son of Jediael was Bilhan. 


The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 


Each, of them, was the leader, of an ancestral clan. 


From these clans, the total number, of mighty warriors, ready for war, was 17,200. 


The sons of Ir …were Shuppim and Huppim. 


Hushim was the son of Aher. 


The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 


They were all descendants, of Jacob’s concubine, Bilhah. 


1 Chronicles 7:1–13 (NLT)


Praise be to God!


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