5:3 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:
Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
5:4 The descendants of Joel:
His son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei, 5:5 his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal, 5:6 and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser 1 of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah 2 was the tribal leader of Reuben.
1 tn Heb “Tilgath-pilneser,” a variant spelling of Tiglath-pileser (also in v. 26).
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Beerah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.