51 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn , but because he defiled his father's bed , his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel ; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright . 2 Though Judah prevailed over his brothers , and from him came the leader , yet the birthright belonged to Joseph ), 3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu , Hezron and Carmi . 4 The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son , Gog his son , Shimei his son , 5 Micah his son , Reaiah his son , Baal his son , 6 Beerah his son , whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile ; he was leader of the Reubenites . 7 His kinsmen by their families , in the genealogy of their generations , were Jeiel the chief , then Zechariah 8 and Bela the son of Azaz , the son of Shema , the son of Joel , who lived in Aroer , even to Nebo and Baal-meon . 9 To the east he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates , because their cattle had increased in the land of Gilead . 10 In the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites , who fell by their hand , so that they occupied their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead .
11 Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah . 12 Joel was the chief and Shapham the second , then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan . 13 Their kinsmen of their fathers' households were Michael , Meshullam , Sheba , Jorai , Jacan , Zia and Eber , seven . 14 These were the sons of Abihail , the 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 the son of Abdiel , the son of Guni , was head of their fathers' households . 16 They lived in Gilead , in Bashan and in its towns , and in all the pasture lands of Sharon , as far as their borders . 17 All of these were enrolled in the genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel .
18 The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe e of Manasseh , consisting of valiant men , men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle , were 44,760 e e e e e , who went to war . 19 They made war against the Hagrites , Jetur , Naphish and Nodab . 20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand ; for they cried out to God in the battle , and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him. 21 They took away their cattle : their 50,000 e camels , 250,000 e e sheep , 2,000 donkeys ; and 100,000 e men e . 22 For many fell slain , because the war was of God . And they settled in their place until the exile . 23 Now the sons of the half-tribe e of Manasseh lived in the land ; from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon they were numerous . 24 These were the heads of their fathers' households , even Epher , Ishi , Eliel , Azriel , Jeremiah , Hodaviah and Jahdiel , mighty men of valor , famous men , heads of their fathers' households . 25 But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land , whom God had destroyed before e them. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul , king of Assyria , even the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria , and he carried them away into exile , namely the Reubenites , the Gadites and the half-tribe e of Manasseh , and brought them to Halah , Habor , Hara and to the river of Gozan , to this day .
