Quotes About Tribes

Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

These were some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem:

Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,

From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the kingís command was detestable to him.

Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.

The descendants of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;

over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah; over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh was Joel son of Pedaiah;

and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

the descendants of Harim, 320;

the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,

the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim,

the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,

the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah,

the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.

From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;

the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;