Sons of Reuben
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for ahe was the firstborn, but because bhe profaned his father’s bed, chis birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not recorded in the genealogy according to the birthright. 2 aThough Judah prevailed over his brothers, and bfrom him came the ruler, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
3 athe 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, aShimei his son,
5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria took away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.
7 His relatives by their families, ain 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 aAroer, even to Nebo and Baal-meon. 9 To the east he lived as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, abecause their cattle had increased in the land of Gilead. 10 In the days of Saul athey made war with the Hagrites, and they fell by their hand. So they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.