his father's bed # 13_1CH_05_01  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. ## 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.