In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
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In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
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And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
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And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
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- Genesis 25:12 Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
- 1 Chronicles 5:18-21 The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty, that were able to go out to war. They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab. They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him. They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.
- Psalms 83:6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
- Genesis 21:9 Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The Ishmaelites that came of Hagar Abraham’s concubine.
The Ishmaelites that came of Hagar Abraham’s concubine.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 5:10 And in the days of Saul they…
1Ch 5:10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east [land] of Gilead.
Ver. 10. They made war with the Hagarites,] i.e., Ishmaelites inhabiting Arabia deserta. These, ashamed of their mother Hagar the handmaid, would afterwards need for honour’s sake be called Saracens, by the name of Sarah the mistress, as saith Sozomen. {a} This so pleased the rest of the Arabians, that they would all be called Saracens. Mohammed their general grew famous in the days of Heraclius the emperor, and subdued many countries. Now they are called Turks, &c.
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And they dwelt in their tents.] Few countries but have changed their inhabitants: such is the vanity of all here below. The Athenians vaunted, but vainly, that they were αυτοχθονες, bred out of the land they lived upon, as so many mushrooms or grasshoppers.
{a} Lib. vii. cap. 38. Am. Marc.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain They made war; the Gadites and Manassites joining with…
They made war; the Gadites and Manassites joining with them in the war, 1Ch 5:18,19.
With the Hagarites; the Ishmeelites, who dwelt in Arabia the Desert.
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They dwelt in their tents; the Israelites took possession of their lands, and tents or houses.
Throughout all the east land of Gilead; which lay eastward from the land of Gilead.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the children of Gad dwelt over against them,....…
And the children of Gad dwelt over against them,.... Or by them, the Reubenites; and one part of Gilead was given them between them, and the other to the half tribe of Manasseh:
in the land of Bashan, unto Salcah; for though all Bashan is said to be given to the half tribe of Manasseh, Deu 3:13 yet that is to be understood of the greater part of it; all of that which belonged to Og, but what did not, the Gadites, either from the first, or in later times, inhabited even as far as Salcah, which was one of the cities of Og, Deu 3:10 and which Benjamin of Tudela (w) makes mention of, being called by the same name in his days.
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(w) Itinerar. p. 57.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain They made war - Thus God did for his…
They made war - Thus God did for his people, as he promised them. He cast out the enemy from before them by little and little, and gave them their land as they had occasion for it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. And they dwelt in their tents] The…
Verse 10. And they dwelt in their tents] The Hagarites were tribes of Nomade, or Scenite, Arabs; people who lived in tents, without any fixed dwellings, and whose property consisted in cattle. The descendants of Reuben extirpated these Hagarites, seized on their property and their tents, and dwelt in their place.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 5:10. In the days of Saul they made…
1Ch 5:10. In the days of Saul they made war — The Gadites and Manassites joining with them in the war, 1Ch 5:18-19. With the Hagarites — The Ishmaelites who dwelt in Arabia Deserta. They dwelt in their tents — The Israelites took possession of their lands, and tents or houses, which lay eastward from the land of Gilead. Thus God fulfilled his promise to his people: he cast out the enemy from before them by little and little, and gave them their land as they had occasion for it.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The “Hagarites” or “Hagarenes” are generally regarded as descendants…
The “Hagarites” or “Hagarenes” are generally regarded as descendants of Hagar, and a distinct branch of the Ishmaelites 1Ch 27:30-31; Psa 83:6. They appear to have been one of the most wealthy 1Ch 5:21 and widely-spread tribes of the Syrian Desert, being found on the side of the Euphrates in contact with the Assyrians, and also in the Hauran, in the neighborhood of Palestine, in contact with the Moabites and Israelites. If identical with the Agraei of the Classical writers, their name may be considered as still surviving in that of the district called Hejer or Hejera in northeastern Arabia, on the borders of the Persian Gulf. A full account of the war is given in 1Ch 5:18-22.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. The Hagarites — The same as the Ishmaelites,…
10. The Hagarites — The same as the Ishmaelites, who were all descended from Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian hand-maid, and were scattered over the vast deserts between Egypt and Assyria. See on Gen_25:12-18. In this Hagarite war, the Reubenites were assisted by the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh. See 1Ch_5:18-22.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. in the days of Saul] Saul’s great victory…
10. in the days of Saul] Saul’s great victory over the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11) may have paved the way for the expansion of Israel east of Jordan.
the Hegarites] R.V. the Hagrites as Psa_83:6 (R.V. mg.). They were an Arab people. Details of the war are given 1Ch_5:18-22.
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the east land of Gilead] R.V. the land east of Gilead, i.e. the land between Gilead and the Euphrates (cp. 1Ch_5:9).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) And in the days of Saul they made…
(10) And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites.—The great extension of the tribe in an easterly direction took place in the reign of Saul, the first king of Israel. Bela and his clan victoriously fought with the Hagarites (Heb., Hagri’im) or Hagarenes (see Psa_83:7, Hagrim), that is, the sons of Hagar, for possession of the pasture-grounds east of Gilead. This Arab nation is mentioned in the Assyrian inscriptions. (The LXX. has τοὺς παροίκους, i.e., haggârîm, u sojourners,” “nomads.”)
They dwelt in their tents.—This phrase first occurs in Gen_9:27. The Belaites occupied the territory of the Hagarites.
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Throughout all the east land of Gilead.—Rather, on the whole eastern side or border of Gilead. This includes the new settlements of Bela beyond the border.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Among such conflicts, one with a people descended presumably…
Among such conflicts, one with a people descended presumably from Hagar or Ishmael (though 1Ch_27:30, 1Ch_27:31, and Psa 70:13:6 are somewhat needlessly interpreted to be opposed to this) is here alluded to. It takes us to the time of Saul, and from that time up to the time of "the Captivity" (ver. 22) the victorious Reubenites, Gadites, and people of the half-tribe Manasseh had the benefit of enlarged domain at their expense: "They dwelt in their steads," after seizing great spoil. It is exceedingly likely that we have the perpetuation of the name Hagarenes in the Agraeei (modern Hejer) of Strabo, 16:767; Pliny, "Hist. Nat.," 6:32; Dionysius, "Perieg.," 956; Pt. 5:2 (see art. "Hagarenes" in Smith"s "Bible Dictionary").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the Hagrites
the Hagrites
This is a name of a people group. (See: How to Translate Names)
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lived in the Hagrites' tents
The tents are a synecdoche for the land and the buildings on the land. AT: "took over all the Hagrites' land and buildings" or "they lived in all the Hagrite territory" (See: Synecdoche)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:10 The tribes of Transjordan, including the Reubenites, expanded…
5:10 The tribes of Transjordan, including the Reubenites, expanded their settlements to the north and east in conjunction with their war with the Hagrites in the days of Saul (see 5:18-22; Ps 83:6). Later, the Hagrites were among David’s men (see 1 Chr 11:38; 27:31).
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