1 Chronicles 5:1-9

New International Version

Reuben

5 The sons of Reuben^(A) the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed,^(B) his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph^(C) son of Israel;^(D) so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,^(E) ²and though Judah^(F) was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler^(G) came from him, the rights of the firstborn^(H) belonged to Joseph)— ³the sons of Reuben^(I) the firstborn of Israel:

Hanok, Pallu,^(J) Hezron^(K) and Karmi.

⁴The descendants of Joel:

Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,

Shimei his son, ⁵Micah his son,

Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

⁶and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser^[a]^(L) king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

⁷Their relatives by clans,^(M) listed according to their genealogical records:

Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, ⁸and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer^(N) to Nebo^(O) and Baal Meon.^(P) ⁹To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates^(Q) River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.^(R)