Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran,

and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.

Hadad died.The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

Magdiel, Iram. ¹  These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.

“Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, ¹  one from every tribal leader, ²  twelve staffs; you must write each man’s name on his staff.

In this way the inheritance of the Israelites will not be transferred ¹  from tribe to tribe. But every one of the Israelites must retain the ancestral heritage.

And every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any of the tribes of the Israelites must become the wife of a man from any family in her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite ¹  may retain the inheritance of his fathers.

Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.

These were the ones chosen ¹  from the community, leaders ²  of their ancestral tribes. ³  They were the heads of the thousands ⁴  of Israel.

Their inheritance must be apportioned ¹  by lot among the larger and smaller groups.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order ¹  and the tribe of Judah was selected.

Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah.

and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser ¹  of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah ²  was the tribal leader of Reuben.

Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, ¹  son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem. ¹ 

These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

Greet Herodion, my compatriot. ¹  Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my compatriots. ¹ 

These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders ¹  made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ²  So they finished dividing up the land.