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1 Chronicles 5: The Genealogy and War of the Transjordan Tribes — Engaging Audio Bible Reading | The Reubenites’ Decline, Gad and Manasseh’s Military Conquests, and God’s Faithful Intervention

Immerse yourself in the engaging events of 1 Chronicles 5 with this clear and concise audio recording. Follow the genealogy and military history of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and learn how their disobedience led to their decline. Discover the military victories of Gad and Manasseh against the Hagrites and their allies, and how God intervened on their behalf. Perfect for meditation, reflection, or study, let the Scriptures come alive with this powerful chapter.

1 CHRONICLES 5 (NIV)

1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when
he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to
the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the
genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,

2 and though Judah was
the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the
firstborn belonged to Joseph)—

3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel:
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.

4 The descendants of Joel:
Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,
Shimei his son,

5 Micah his son,
Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

6 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile.
Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

7 Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records:
Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,

8 and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son
of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.

9 To the
east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the
Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.

10 During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated
at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the
entire region east of Gilead.

11 The Gadites lived next to them in Bashan, as far as Salekah:

12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.

13 Their relatives, by families, were:
Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia and Eber—seven in all.

14 These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of
Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of
Buz.

15 Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.

16 The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on
all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as they extended.

17 All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of
Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men
ready for military service—able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword,
who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle.

19 They waged war
against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.

20 They were helped in
fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their
hands, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their
prayers, because they trusted in him.

21 They seized the livestock of the
Hagrites—fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two
thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive,

22 and
many others fell slain, because the battle was God’s. And they occupied the
land until the exile.

23 The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the
land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).

24 These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel,
Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and
heads of their families.

25 But they were unfaithful to the God of their
ancestors and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land,
whom God had destroyed before them.

26 So the God of Israel stirred up the
spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who
took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He
took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this
day.