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Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father'sbed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.
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These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
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The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe* of Manasseh, consisting of valiantmen, men who boreshield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle, were 44,760*****, who went to war.
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They were helpedagainst them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayersbecause they trusted in Him.
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These were the heads of their fathers'households, even Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel, mightymen of valor, famousmen, heads of their fathers'households.
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But they actedtreacherously against the God of their fathers and played the harlotafter the gods of the peoples of the land, whomGod had destroyedbefore* them.
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So the God of Israelstirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, even the spirit of Tilgath-pilneserking of Assyria, and he carried them away into exile, namely the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe* of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara and to the river of Gozan, to thisday.