The Descendants of Issachar (1CH 7:1-5)

[7:1] Issachar had four sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

[7:2] Tola had six sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. They were heads of families of the clan of Tola and were famous soldiers. At the time of King David their descendants numbered 22,600.

[7:3] Uzzi had one son, Izrahiah. Izrahiah and his four sons, Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, were all heads of families.

[7:4] They had so many wives and children that their descendants were able to provide 36,000 men for military duty.

[7:5] The official records of all the families of the tribe of Issachar listed 87,000 men eligible for military duty.