Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 5:11
11The sons of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:
1 Chronicles 5:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:
- New International Version (NIV)The Gadites lived next to them in Bashan, as far as Salekah:
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Gad lived over against them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah:
Context of 1 Chronicles 5:11
9They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their herds had increased in the land of Gilead. 10During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated by their power. And they lived in their tents throughout the region east of Gilead. The sons of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah: 12Joel the chief, Shapham the second in command, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13Their relatives according to their ancestral houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber — seven.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 5:11 word by word
וּבְנֵי־גָ֣ד לְנֶגְדָּ֗ם יָֽשְׁב֛וּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַבָּשָׁ֖ן עַד־סַלְכָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:11
- Genesis 30:11Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” and she named him Gad.
- Numbers 21:33Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and King Og of Bashan came out against them with his whole army to do battle at Edrei.
- Numbers 32:34The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- Deuteronomy 3:10all the cities of the plateau, Gilead, and Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of Og’s kingdom in Bashan.
- Joshua 12:4King Og of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
- Joshua 13:11also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah —
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11From this passage and from the subsequent account of the Manassites 1 Chronicles 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.”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. 11-1511-15. the children of Gad dwelt over against them--The genealogy of the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh (1Ch 5:24) is given along with that of the Reubenites, as these three were associated in a separate colony.Read the comment
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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
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