3. The sons of Reuben, firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4-6. The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was the prince of the Reubenites.
7-10. Beerah’s brothers are listed in the family tree by families: first Jeiel, followed by Zechariah: then Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. Joel lived in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. His family occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that goes all the way to the Euphrates River, since their growing herds of livestock spilled out of Gilead. During Saul’s reign they fought and defeated the Hagrites; they then took over their tents and lived in them on the eastern frontier of Gilead.
16. The family of Gad lived in Gilead and Bashan, including the outlying villages and extending as far as the pastures of Sharon.
17. They were all written into the official family tree during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.