Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

“To these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names.

Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh

Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say ¹  to any of the leaders ²  whom I appointed to care for ³  my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?”’

So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.

Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, ¹  according to their tribes ²  – twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, ¹  and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. ²  To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it. ³ 

because the tribe of the Reubenites by their families, ¹  the tribe of the Gadites by their families, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

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.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin ¹  to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices. ¹  They will go up on my altar acceptably, ²  and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.

These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

These are the sons of Shem according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.

These were the sons of Seir the Horite, ¹  who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

“You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, ¹ 

Now these are the names of the men who are to help ¹  you: from ²  Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

“Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families.

These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;