1 Chronicles 4; 1 Chronicles 5; 1 Chronicles 6; John 6:1-21

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1 Chronicles 4

1 Judah's descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Reaiah, son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

3 These were the first settlers in Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister's name was Hazelelponi.

4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, who first settled Bethlehem.

5 Ashhur, who first settled Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.

7 Helah's sons were Zereth, Izohar, and Ethnan.

8 Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and he was the ancestor of the families of Aharhel, son of Harum.

9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez [Painful], because she said that his birth was painful.

10 Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, "Please bless me and give me more territory. May your power be with me and free me from evil so that I will not be in pain." God gave him what he prayed for.

11 Chelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12 Eshton was the first to settle Beth Rapha. He was the father of Paseah and Tehinnah, who first settled the city of Nahash. These were the men from Recah.

13 Kenaz's sons were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.

14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, who first settled the valley of Craftsmen. (It was named this because they were craftsmen.)

15 The sons of Caleb, son of Jephunneh, were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah's son was Kenaz.

16 Jehallelel's sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17 Ezrah's sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. His wife gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, who first settled Eshtemoa.

18 His Judean wife was the mother of Jered, who first settled Gedor, Heber, who first settled Soco, and Jekuthiel, who first settled Zanoah.

19 The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham, first settled Keilah of the Garmites and Eshtemoa of the Maacathites.

20 Shimon's sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. Ishi's sons were Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

21 The descendants of Shelah, son of Judah, were Er, who first settled Lecah, Laadah, who first settled Mareshah, families of the guild of linen workers at Beth Ashbea,

22 Jokim, Joash, Saraph, and the men of Cozeba. Saraph ruled Moab and Jashubi Lehem (according to ancient records).

23 They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king and did his work.

24 Simeon's sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

25 Shaul's son was Shallum. Shallum's son was Mibsam. Mibsam's son was Mishma.

26 Mishma's son was Hammuel. Hammuel's son was Zaccur. Zaccur's son was Shimei.

27 Shimei had 16 sons and 6 daughters. But his brothers didn't have many children, so their entire family didn't become as large as the people of Judah.

28 Simeon's descendants lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king.

32 Their five cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan.

33 They also had all the villages around these cities as far as the city of Baal. These places were where they lived, and they had their own genealogical records:

34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah (son of Amaziah),

35 Joel, Jehu (son of Joshibiah, grandson of Seraiah, and great-grandson of Asiel),

36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and

37 Ziza (son of Shiphi, grandson of Allon, great-grandson of Jedaiah, a descendant of Shimri and Shemaiah).

38 These who are mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and the number of people in their households increased.

39 They moved to the outskirts of Gedor, on the east side of the valley, to find pasture for their flocks.

40 They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there.

41 In the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, the men listed here knocked down tents and killed the Meunites. They claimed the Meunites for God and destroyed them. (Even today no Meunites live there.) They lived in that land in place of the Meunites in order to have pasture for their flocks.

42 Ishi's sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel led 500 of Simeon's male descendants to Mount Seir.

43 They killed the Amalekites who were left. Simeon's descendants still live there today.

1 Chronicles 5

1 These are the sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn. (Although he was the firstborn, his rights as firstborn were given to his nephews, Joseph's sons, because he dishonored his father's bed. However, Joseph couldn't be listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son.

2 Even though Judah was more prominent than his brothers and the prince was to come from him, Joseph received the rights as firstborn.)

3 The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 Joel's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's son was Gog. Gog's son was Shimei.

5 Shimei's son was Micah. Micah's son was Reaiah. Reaiah's son was Baal.

6 Baal's son was Beerah. King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria took him away as a captive. He was leader of the tribe of Reuben.

7 Beerah's brothers according to their families, when they were enrolled in the genealogical records according to their ancestry, were as follows: The first was Jeiel, then Zechariah

8 and Bela (son of Azaz, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of Joel). Reuben's descendants lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.

9 Some of them lived eastward as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because they had so much livestock in Gilead.

10 In Saul's day they fought a war against the Hagrites, defeated them, and lived in their tents throughout the entire region east of Gilead.

11 Gad's descendants lived next to Reuben's descendants in Bashan as far [east] as Salcah.

12 One family descended from Gad's first son Joel. Another family descended from Gad's second son Shapham. Other families descended from Gad's sons Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 Their seven relatives by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.

14 These were the sons of Abihail, who was the son of Huri, grandson of Jaroah, and great-grandson of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael, grandson of Jeshishai, great-grandson of Jahdo, and great-great-grandson of Buz.

15 Ahi, son of Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was the head of their families.

16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in the entire pastureland of Sharon to its extreme edges.

17 All these people were recorded in genealogical records in the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.

18 The descendants of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers ready to go to war. They were skilled fighters who could carry shields and swords and shoot arrows.

19 They went to war against Hagar's descendants (including Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab)

20 and received help while fighting them. Hagar's descendants and the nations with them were handed over to Reuben's descendants. They had called out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayers because they trusted him.

21 They confiscated the Hagrites' livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, and 2,000 donkeys. They captured 100,000 people.

22 Many were killed in battle because this was God's war. Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the Hagrites' land until the Assyrians captured them.

23 Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. The tribe members were numerous.

24 These were the heads of Manasseh's families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were soldiers who were famous heads of their families.

25 But Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They chased after the gods of the people of the land as if they were prostitutes. God had destroyed these people as the Israelites arrived.

26 Then the God of Israel led King Pul of Assyria (King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria) to take Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River. They are still there today.

1 Chronicles 6

1 Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Amram's children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah. (He was the one who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.)

11 Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.

13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

15 Jehozadak was taken captive when the LORD used Nebuchadnezzar to take Judah and Jerusalem away into captivity.

16 Levi's sons were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 These are the names of Gershom's sons: Libni and Shimei.

18 Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the descendants of Levi's sons. They are grouped by families:

20 Gershom's son was Libni. Libni's son was Jahath. Jahath's son was Zimmah.

21 Zimmah's son was Joah. Joah's son was Iddo. Iddo's son was Zerah. Zerah's son was Jeatherai.

22 These were Kohath's descendants: Kohath's son was Amminadab. Amminadab's son was Korah. Korah's son was Assir.

23 Assir's son was Elkanah. Elkanah's son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph's son was Assir.

24 Assir's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Uriel. Uriel's son was Uzziah. Uzziah's son was Shaul.

25 Elkanah's sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 Ahimoth's son was Elkanah. Elkanah's son was Zophai. Zophai's son was Nahath.

27 Nahath's son was Eliab. Eliab's son was Jeroham. Jeroham's son was Elkanah.

28 Samuel's sons were Joel, who was his firstborn, and Abijah, who was his second son.

29 These were Merari's descendants: Merari's son was Mahli. Mahli's son was Libni. Libni's son was Shimei. Shimei's son was Uzzah.

30 Uzzah's son was Shimea. Shimea's son was Haggiah. Haggiah's son was Asaiah.

31 David put men in charge of the music in the LORD's temple after the ark was placed there permanently.

32 They served as musicians in the courtyard in front of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the LORD's temple in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations set down for them.

33 These are the men who served (their descendants also served): The musician Heman was from Kohath's family line. Heman was the son of Joel, who was the son of Samuel,

34 who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Jeroham, who was the son of Eliel, who was the son of Toah,

35 who was the son of Zuph, who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Mahath, who was the son of Amasai,

36 who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Joel, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Zephaniah,

37 who was the son of Tahath, who was the son of Assir, who was the son of Ebiasaph, who was the son of Korah,

38 who was the son of Izhar, who was the son of Kohath, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Israel.

39 Heman's relative Asaph stood on his right. He was the son of Berechiah, who was the son of Shimea,

40 who was the son of Michael, who was the son of Baaseiah, who was the son of Malchiah,

41 who was the son of Ethni, who was the son of Zerah, who was the son of Adaiah,

42 who was the son of Ethan, who was the son of Zimmah, who was the son of Shimei,

43 who was the son of Jahath, who was the son of Gershom, who was the son of Levi.

44 On the left was Ethan, one of Heman's relatives descended from Merari. Ethan was the son of Kishi, who was the son of Abdi, who was the son of Malluch,

45 who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Amaziah, who was the son of Hilkiah,

46 who was the son of Amzi, who was the son of Bani, who was the son of Shemer,

47 who was the son of Mahli, who was the son of Mushi, who was the son of Merari, who was the son of Levi.

48 Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned all the other duties in the tent, the house of God.

49 Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense. They did all the work in the most holy place and removed Israel's sins to make Israel acceptable to God. They did exactly what God's servant Moses had commanded.

50 These were Aaron's descendants: His son was Eleazar. Eleazar's son was Phinehas. Phinehas' son was Abishua.

51 Abishua's son was Bukki. Bukki's son was Uzzi. Uzzi's son was Zerahiah.

52 Zerahiah's son was Meraioth. Meraioth's son was Amariah. Amariah's son was Ahitub.

53 Ahitub's son was Zadok. Zadok's son was Ahimaaz.

54 These are the places where Levi's descendants lived, the places where they settled in the territory chosen for them when lots were drawn: The [first] lot was drawn for the descendants of Aaron from the family descended from Kohath.

55 They were given Hebron in the territory of Judah as well as the pastureland around it,

56 but the fields belonging to the city and its villages were given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh.

57 Aaron's descendants were given Hebron as a city of refuge, Libnah with its pastureland, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pastureland,

58 Hilen with its pastureland, Debir with its pastureland,

59 Ashan with its pastureland, and Beth Shemesh with its pastureland.

60 From the tribe of Benjamin, Aaron's descendants received Geba with its pastureland, Alemeth with its pastureland, and Anathoth with its pastureland. There was a total of 13 cities for their families.

61 The rest of Kohath's descendants received 10 cities chosen by lot from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh.

62 The families of Gershom's descendants were given 13 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and [the part of] the tribe of Manasseh that lived in Bashan.

63 The families of Merari's descendants were given 12 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64 So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.

65 They gave [them] the cities chosen by lot and mentioned here by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

66 Some of the families of Kohath's descendants had cities chosen by lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland,

68 Jokmeam with its pastureland, Beth Horon with its pastureland,

69 Aijalon with its pastureland, and Gath Rimmon with its pastureland.

70 From half of the tribe of Manasseh, they were given Aner with its pastureland and Bileam with its pastureland for the families of the rest of Kohath's descendants.

71 Gershom's descendants received Golan in Bashan with its pastureland and Ashtaroth with its pastureland from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh.

72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh with its pastureland, Daberath with its pastureland,

73 Ramoth with its pastureland, and Anem with its pastureland.

74 From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its pastureland, Abdon with its pastureland,

75 Hukok with its pastureland, and Rehob with its pastureland.

76 From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee with its pastureland, Hammon with its pastureland, and Kiriathaim with its pastureland.

77 The rest of Merari's descendants received Rimmono with its pastureland and Tabor with its pastureland from the tribe of Zebulun.

78 From the tribe of Reuben, Merari's descendants received land east of the Jordan River and across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland,

79 Kedemoth with its pastureland and Mephaath with its pastureland.

80 From the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead with its pastureland, Mahanaim with its pastureland,

81 Heshbon with its pastureland, and Jazer with its pastureland.

John 6:1-21

1 Jesus later crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or the Sea of Tiberias).

2 A large crowd followed him because they saw the miracles that he performed for the sick.

3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat with his disciples.

4 The time for the Jewish Passover festival was near.

5 As Jesus saw a large crowd coming to him, he said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?"

6 Jesus asked this question to test him. He already knew what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered, "We would need about a year's wages to buy enough bread for each of them to have a piece."

8 One of Jesus' disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, told him,

9 "A boy who has five loaves of barley bread and two small fish is here. But they won't go very far for so many people."

10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." The people had plenty of grass to sit on. (There were about 5,000 men in the crowd.)

11 Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to the people who were sitting there. He did the same thing with the fish. All the people ate as much as they wanted.

12 When the people were full, Jesus told his disciples, "Gather the leftover pieces so that nothing will be wasted."

13 The disciples gathered the leftover pieces of bread and filled twelve baskets.

14 When the people saw the miracle Jesus performed, they said, "This man is certainly the prophet who is to come into the world."

15 Jesus realized that the people intended to take him by force and make him king. So he returned to the mountain by himself.

16 When evening came, his disciples went to the sea.

17 They got into a boat and started to cross the sea to the city of Capernaum. By this time it was dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

18 A strong wind started to blow and stir up the sea.

19 After they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they became terrified.

20 Jesus told them, "It's me. Don't be afraid!"

21 So they were willing to help Jesus into the boat. Immediately, the boat reached the shore where they were going.