1 Chronicles 5

Reubenites & Gadites drift from God

The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 courageous warriors skilled with shield, sword, and bow. They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. When they defeated them, they took the Hagrites captive, because they cried out to God in battle, and he granted their plea since they trusted in him. They took their livestock: 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 men. Many died because God was present in the war. They lived in that land until the exile. The members of the half-tribe of Manasseh also lived there. There were many of them, stretching from Bashan to Baal-hermon, to Senir, and Mount Hermon. The heads of their houses were: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremigh, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty and famous warriors. But they stopped being faithful to the God of their ancestors, and whored after the other country's gods whom God had just defeated. So Israel's God kindled the spirit of Assyria's King Tiglath-pileser who took them into captivity. He took the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan river where they still remain to this day.