1 Chronicles 5:9

1 Chronicles 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
• New International Version (NIV)To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also lived to the east as far as the entrance of the desert this side of the Euphrates, because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Eastward they settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had multiplied in the land of Gilead.

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:9

7Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites. His relatives by their clans are recorded in their genealogy: 8Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead. 10During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead. 11The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

1 Chronicles 5:9 word by word

וְלַמִּזְרָ֗ח יָשַׁב֙ עַד־לְב֣וֹא מִדְבָּ֔רָה לְמִן־הַנָּהָ֖ר פְּרָ֑ת כִּ֧י מִקְנֵיהֶ֛ם רָב֖וּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ גִּלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• They also settledיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• as far asעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as far asבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• the edge of the desertמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• that extendsמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• to the Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578
• Riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• their livestockמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• had increasedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:9

• 1 Chronicles 18:3As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
• Genesis 2:14The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
• 2 Kings 24:7Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
• 1 Chronicles 5:16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.
• 1 Chronicles 26:31As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.
• Genesis 31:23So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
• Joshua 22:9So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
• Joshua 22:8saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He inhabited - i. e. Reuben. Eastward the Reubenites inhabited as far as the commencement of the great Syrian Desert, which extended all the way from the river Euphrates to their borders.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24Chapter 5 lists the family histories for: Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:1–10; compare Genesis 46:9) Gad (1 Chronicles 5:11–17) Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:23–24) These are the tribes of Israel that settled in Transjordan (the area east of the Jordan River).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates--The settlement was on the east of Jordan, and the history of this tribe, which never took any part in the public affairs or movements of the nation, is comprised in "the multiplication of their cattle in the land of Gilead," in their wars with the Bedouin sons of Hagar, and in the simple labors of pastoral life. They had the right of pasture over an extensive…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 5:9

• Euphrates
• Gilead

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• Gilead
• Euphrates River, the River
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Hagarene
• Music
• Reuben, Tribe of
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Gilead (1)
• Hagrites

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings