The sons of Gad lived beside them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah: Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. Their brothers of their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven. These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers’ houses. They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sharon, as far as their borders. All these were listed by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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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. The sons of Gad lived beside them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah: Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. Their brothers of their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven. These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers’ houses. They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sharon, as far as their borders. All these were listed by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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The sons of Gad lived beside them, in the land of Bashan to Salecah:
Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
Their brothers of their fathers’ houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber, seven.
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers’ houses.
They lived in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sharon, as far as their borders.
All these were listed by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:
Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.
These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:
Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan;
and their brethren of their fathers' houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.
These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jehishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers' houses.
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in the towns thereof, and in all the open lands of the plain, upon their borders.
All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
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- 2 Kings 14:16 (v17) Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 14:28 (v17) Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which…
- 2 Kings 15:32 (v17) In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah began to reign.
- 1 Chronicles 27:29 (v16) and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai;
- Joshua 13:11 (v11) and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;
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- 2 Kings 15:5 (v17) Yahweh struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son was over the…
- Song of Solomon 2:1 (v16) I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
- Isaiah 35:2 (v16) It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and…
- Joshua 13:24-28 (v11) Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad, according to their families. Their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead,…
- Numbers 32:34-36 (v11) The children of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran: fortified cities and folds…
- Deuteronomy 3:10-17 (v11) We took all the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, to Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. (For only…
- 2 Kings 14:23 (v17) In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria for…
- 2 Chronicles 27:1 (v17) Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v16 Both the whole country and one peculiar city were…
Both the whole country and one peculiar city were called Bashan.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv11, 12, 16, 17 1Ch 5:11 And the children of Gad dwelt over…
1Ch 5:11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:
Ver. 11. In the land of Bashan.] Bashan was the name both of the whole country and the chief city; like as Muscovia is at this day.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv12, 14, 15, 16, 17 The chief; the prince of the tribe, or at…
The chief; the prince of the tribe, or at least of his family, when they were numbered, to wit, in the days of Jotham, 1Ch 5:17.
Shaphat in Bashan, i.e. who dwelt in the city of Bashan. Others thus, Who abode in Bashan to defend the city and country, when their brethren went out to war against the Hagarites, 1Ch 5:18,19.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv11–17 Joel the chief,.... In this and the following verse…
Joel the chief,.... In this and the following verse are reckoned up the principal men in the tribe of Gad, and the chief of all was Joel, another from him in the tribe of Reuben, Ch1 5:4.
and Shapham the next; the second chief man, from whom, Reland (x) conjectures, Shophan, a city in the tribe of Gad, had its name, Num 32:35.
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and Jaanai; from whom Danjaan might be called, as Michaelis intimates, Sa2 24:6.
and Shaphat in Bashan; not Shaphat the father of Elisha, according to a tradition of the Jews, mentioned by Kimchi; which is not at all probable.
(x) Palestin. Illustrat. par. 2. p. 602.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v14 These - These seven last named.
These - These seven last named.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv12, 13, 16 Verse 12. Joel the chief] "Joel, prince of the…
Verse 12. Joel the chief] "Joel, prince of the Sanhedrin; and Shapham, master of the college; and Jaanai and Shaphat, judges in Mathnan." - T.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv12, 14, 16, 17 1Ch 5:12. Joel the chief — The prince of…
1Ch 5:12. Joel the chief — The prince of the tribe, or, at least, of the family, when they were numbered, namely, in the days of Jotham, 1Ch 5:17. In Bashan — That is, either who dwelt in the city of Bashan, or who abode in Bashan to defend the city and country, when their brethren went out to war against the Hagarenes, 1Ch 5:19.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv11, 17 From this passage and from the subsequent account of…
From this passage and from the subsequent account of the Manassites 1Ch 5:23-24, the Gadites extended themselves to the north at the expense of their brethren, gradually occupying a considerable portion of the tract originally allotted to the “half tribe.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv11, 12, 15, 16, 17 Selcha, not far from Jabok, Deuteronomy iii. 10. (Calmet)
Selcha, not far from Jabok, Deuteronomy iii. 10. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv11, 16, 17 THE LINE OF GAD. (1Ch. 5:11-26)
THE LINE OF GAD. (1Ch. 5:11-26)
the children of Gad dwelt over against them--The genealogy of the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh (Ch1 5:24) is given along with that of the Reubenites, as these three were associated in a separate colony.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 11–17. The Genealogy and Settlements of Gad
11–17. The Genealogy and Settlements of Gad
11. Bashan] the wide district extending from the Jabbok on the S. to Hermon in the N. and from the Sea of Galilee on the W. to the mountains of Hauran on the E. Cp. 1Ch_5:23.
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Salchah] R.V. Salecah, is probably represented at the present day by the ruins of Salkhad due S. of the Jebel Hauran and almost due E. of Bostra.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v11 (11) And the children of Gad dwelt over against…
(11-17) THE SONS OF GAD, THEIR CLANS, TERRITORY, AND REGISTRATION.
(11) And the children of Gad dwelt over against them.—That is, adjoining them on the east of Jordan.
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In the land of Bashan unto Salcah.—(Jos_13:11.) Bashan, the ancient dominion of the giant Og (Num_21:33-35; Deu_3:1-12). Salcah now Sulkhad, on the south-east slope of Jebel Hauran in the extreme east of Gilead.
(12) Joel the chief (or, first; literally, head), and Shaphan the next (or second.)—Gen_46:15 enumerates seven sons of Gad, a number corresponding with the clans of 1Ch_5:13; but none of the names are the same.
In Bashan.—This expression goes to prove that clans, not individuals, are intended.
Joel is also the head Reubenite house (1Ch_5:4).
(13) And their brethren of the house of their fathers.—And their kinsmen (fellow-tribesmen), according to their father-houses (clans). The verse names seven inferior clans of the Gadites, whose seats are assigned in 1Ch_5:16.
These, viz., the clans of 1Ch_5:13, were sons of Abihail, whose line is retraced through seven generations to Buz, of whom nothing further is known. The name has occurred Gen_22:21 as that of a son of Nahor; and Job_32:2, as that of the clan of Elihu the Buzite.
(15) Ahi the son of Abdial, the son of Guni (was) head of their clans. Perhaps Ahi was chieftain or prince of the sons of Abihail at the time when this register was drawn up (1Ch_5:17).
(16) And they dwelt in Gilead.—The seats of the Gadites of 1Ch_5:13 were in the country east of Jordan.
In Bashan, defines the locality more precisely. It was the northern region of Gilead.
And in her towns.—Heb., her daughters.
And in all the suburbs of Sharon.—Rather, pasture-grounds or sheep-walks.
Sharon.—The well-known plain of this name lay west of Jordan, between Carmel and Joppa, along the coast of the Great Sea. The old conjecture that Shirion, i.e., mount Hermon (Deu_3:9; Psa_29:6) should be read, is probably right.
Upon their borders.—That is, their extremities (Num_34:4-5). The Gadites fed their flocks in the glens opening out at the foot of the mountains, here called their exits or outlets.
(17) All these.—That is, the Gadite clans.
Were reckoned by genealogies (or registered) in the days of Jotham king of Judah, i.e., after 757 B.C., according to Biblical chronology.
And in the days of Jeroboam (the second), king of Israel, who reigned from 825-784, according to the data of Kings. Clearly, therefore, more than one registration is the basis of the above statistics. That of Jeroboam was the earlier in point of time; but the chronicler names the king of Judah first honoris causa. Jeroboam II., a vigorous king, who “restored the border of Israel from the entry of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah” (2Ki_14:25), may have taken this census of the tribes east of Jordan, with a view to fiscal purposes. Jotham or his father, the great Uzziah, appears to have recovered Gad for Judah during the anarchy that succeeded the fall of Jehu’s dynasty in the northern kingdom.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv11, 12, 13, 14, 17 Vers. 11-17. The tribe of Gad is taken next,…
Vers. 11-17. The tribe of Gad is taken next, and occupies but few lines. Gad was born seventh in order of all the sons of Jacob, (Gen_30:9-12) and first of the children of Leah"s maid Zilpah. The compiler seems to pass easily on to Gad, from the mere circumstance of the name of the tribe being so constantly linked with that preceding, in the matter of local settlement on the east of Jordan, after the journeyings of the wilderness. (Jos_13:7, Jos_13:8) The geography in vers. 11 and 16 offers very little difficulty. Compared with the time of the first settling of the Gadites (Deu_3:10-13; Jos_13:25, Jos_13:30) it is evident that they had pushed their borders further to the north, trenching somewhat upon the lot of the half-tribe Manasseh, as they also in turn extended their limits northward to Hermon (ver. 23). This reconciles Jos_13:30 with thepresent passage. Salcah, or (Authorized Version) Salchah (Deu_3:10; Jos_13:11) is probably to be identified as the modern Sulkhad, at the extreme eastern point of the plain Hauran, which is bordered by the desert. "In Gilead in Bashan" may be read, with some, as two coordinate places, separating them by a stop; or may point to a time when Bashan included the upper half of Gilead. Sharon, which Keil, quoting Reland, "Pal. Ill.," 370, would make the well-known Sharon of Carmel and the Mediterranean, is, though unmentioned elsewhere, probably distinguished sufficiently from it by the absence of the article, which is invariably prefixed to the other. Stanley"s suggestion ("Sinai and Palestine," edit. 1866, pp. 484, 485, 260) would seem exceedingly apt, that it is one in fact, as one in derivation and meaning, with the Mishor (i.e. "level]ands," "table-land") of Gilead and Bashan. With this explanation, however, the term "suburbs" does not so well agree. Upon the other side, distant as the well-known Sharon is, a link of connection might be found with it, in that the other Manasseh half-tribe stretched into its plains; and in that case the last word of the verse, might mean (Jos_17:9) "the outgoings" of the land or regions in question to the "sea"-coast.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v11 The Posterity of Gad and of Half-Manasseh.
The Posterity of Gad and of Half-Manasseh.
v. 11. And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, just north of them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah, in Central Gilead, southeast of the Sea of Galilee:
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v. 12. Joel, the chief, and Shapham, the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan, all of these continuing the line of Gad after the settlement in the Land of Promise.
v. 13. And their brethren of the house of their fathers, by the families at whose head they stood, and which were named after them, were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. The pedigree of these brothers is now given through eight generations.
v. 14. These are the children of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz:
v. 15. Ahi, the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
v. 16. And they dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan, in the middle and northern part of the district so called, including the country immediately east of the Sea of Galilee, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs, that is, the pastures, of Sharon, east of Jordan, upon their borders, literally, "their goings out," to the very end of the districts included in these geographical designations.
v. 17. All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham, king of Judah, about 758-742, and in the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel, about 824-783 B. C. These were the two registrations of the tribe noted in history, at which time the genealogical tables were revised.
v. 18. The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, the tribes which occupied the country east of Jordan, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, the ordinary equipment of a foot-soldier in those days, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war, this being their standing army.
v. 19. And they made war with the Hagarites, descendants of Hagar, at first identified with the Edomites, but later applied to a special tribe of Arabian Bedouins, with Jetur, and Nephesh, and Nodab, the name of the first tribe being preserved in Iturea, west of Lebanon.
v. 20. And they were helped against them, the Lord Himself taking their part, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them, probably in return for raids which had been made by the desert nomads; for they cried to God in the battle, and He was intreated of them, because they put their trust in Him, for these events took place while the tribes of the country east of Jordan were still faithful to the Lord.
v. 21. And they took away their cattle, as a bit of welcome plunder; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand, of captive and of slain. The great numbers give an idea of the wealth in the possession of these desert tribes.
v. 22. For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God, He it was that gave them success. And they dwelt in their steads, colonizing the district themselves, until the captivity.
v. 23. And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land; they increased from Bashan, the greater part of which they occupied, unto Baal-hermon and Senir, east of Lebanon, and unto Mount Hermon, the high mountain in the southern part of the Anti-Lebanon range.
v. 24. And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, whose names were mentioned with respect everywhere, and heads of the house of their fathers, of the smaller division of the tribe known as the father-house.
v. 25. And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, all the Israelites living east of Jordan were unfaithful to Jehovah, and went a-whoring after the gods of the people of the land, in a form of spiritual adultery, whom God destroyed before them.
v. 26. And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, who began the oppression of Israel, 2Ki 15:19, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser, king of Assyria, his son and successor, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, or the mountain, and to the river Gozan, in Upper Media, toward the Caspian Sea, unto this day. As in this case, so in others, the just punishment of the Lord always struck the malefactors.
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Joel ... Shapham ... Janai ... Shaphat ... Michael ... Meshullam ... Sheba ... Jorai ... Jakan ... Zia ... Eber
These are the names of men.
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