1 Chronicles 5-7

1 Chronicles 5 - More Genealogies
1-10 Descendants of Reuben

• Firstborn of Israel, but not given the birthright because "he defiled his father's bed."
• His birthright was given to the sons of Joseph.
• In later years, King Tiglath-Pileser carried away Beerah, who was a chieftain of the Reubenites.
• In the days of Saul, Reubenites made war on and defeated the Hagrites.
• They lived in their tents east of Gilead.

11-22 Descendants of Gad

• They lived in Gilead, Bashan, and the pasture lands of Sharon
• Joined with Reubenites and half-tribe of Manasseh, they were mighty in war.
• In war with Hagrites, God delivered all into their hands because they trusted in him.

23-26 Half-Tribe of Manasseh

• They were numerous, but transgressed against God and "prostituted" themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land.
• So God stirred up King Pul of Assyria, who carried them away.

1 Chronicles 6
1-30 Descendants of Levi

• Gershom
• Kohath - Amram - Aaron, Moses, and Miriam
• Aaron - Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar
• Eleazar - Phinehas - 12 generations later - Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem - 8 generations later - Jehozadak, who went into exile in Babylon.
• More details of Gershom's and Merari's descendants

31-53 Musicians Appointed by David

• After ark was put in the house of the LORD, David put Levites in charge of the song service.
• Heman, a Kohathite; Asaph, of Gershom; Ethan, of Merari.
• Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and all the other work.

54-81 Settlements of the Levites

• To Kohathites, Hebron, except for the land that was granted to Caleb and cities of refuge among the other tribes, with pasture lands.
  
• Same with Gershomites and Merarites.
  

1 Chronicles 7
1-5 Sons of Issachar

• Issachar 4 sons - Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.
  
• Tola's descendants were mighty warriors, numbering 22,000 in the days of David.
• Tola - Uzzi - Izrahiah, whose 5 sons were chiefs, and had many wives and sons - 87,000 mighty warriors.

6-13 Sons of Benjamin and Naphtali

• Benjamin had 3 sons, who also produced many mighty warriors.
• Naphtali had 4 sons.

14-19 Sons of Manasseh

• Asriel, born of an Aramean concubine;
  
• Zelophehad in this lineage -- the one whose daughters received his inheritance.

20-29 Sons of Ephraim

• Ephraim's sons were killed by the people of Gath, because they raided their cattle.
• He had more sons, and they settled in Bethel and other places.

30-40 Sons of Asher

• 4 sons and a daughter - 26,000 warriors.