Descendants of Reuben

1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (^cfor he was the firstborn, but because ^dhe defiled his father’s couch, ^ehis birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son; 2 ^fthough Judah became strong among his brothers and a ^gchief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

10 And ^jHosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),

19 and she bore him sons, Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20 After her he took ^wMaacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore him ^xAbijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

22 ^yAnd Rehoboam appointed ^xAbijah the son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.