And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Ammin´adab.
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
These shall stand upon mount Ger´izim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Is´sachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
Out of E´phra-im was there a root of them against Am´alek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zeb´ulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.