1 Chronicles 5:10

1 Chronicles 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who fell into their hand. And they lived in their tents throughout all the region east of Gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead.

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:10

8Bela was the son of Azaz. Azaz was the son of Shema. Shema was the son of Joel. Reuben's people lived in the region of Aroer, as far north as Nebo and Baal-Meon. 9Their east border was the desert that goes all the way to the Euphrates River. They had too many animals to feed in the region of Gilead. So they had to live in all those other places too. When Saul was Israel's king, the men of Reuben's tribe attacked the Hagrites. They won the fight. Then they moved into their land to live. That was the whole region that was east of Gilead. 11Gad's descendants lived in the region of Bashan, near the people of Reuben's tribe. Their land went as far as Salecah town in the east. 12Joel was the most important leader. Shapham was the second leader. Janai and Shaphat were also leaders in Bashan.

1 Chronicles 5:10 word by word

וּבִימֵ֣י שָׁא֗וּל עָשׂ֤וּ מִלְחָמָה֙ עִם־הַֽהַגְרִאִ֔ים וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔ם עַֽל־כָּל־פְּנֵ֖י מִזְרָ֥ח לַגִּלְעָֽד׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• with the Hagaritesהַגְרִיhagrîy hagrîy' · HagriH1905
• who fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• by their handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• and they dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in their tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• throughoutפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• all the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:10

• 1 Chronicles 5:19They attacked the Hagrites and the people in Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.
• Genesis 21:9Then Sarah saw that Ishmael was laughing at Isaac. (Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar, the Egyptian servant.)
• Genesis 25:12This is the report about Abraham's son, Ishmael, and his family. Sarah's female servant gave birth to Ishmael. Her name was Hagar. She was from Egypt.
• 2 Samuel 24:6They went from there to Gilead. Then they went to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites. Then they went to Dan and they continued west to Sidon.
• Psalms 83:6Those enemies are Edomites and Ishmaelites, Moabites and Hagrites.
• 1 Chronicles 5:20God helped their army to fight against their enemies. He put the Hagrites under their power, as well as the other people who fought with them. The soldiers of Manasseh, Reuben and Gad called out to God for help during the battle. God answered their prayers because they trusted him.
• 1 Chronicles 27:31Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, had authority to take care of the king's sheep and goats. These were the officers who had authority to take care of King David's things.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The “Hagarites” or “Hagarenes” are generally regarded as descendants of Hagar, and a distinct branch of the Ishmaelites 1 Chronicles 27:30-31; Psalm 83:6. They appear to have been one of the most wealthy 1 Chronicles 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The tribes of Transjordan, including the Reubenites, expanded their settlements north and east during their war with the Hagrites in Saul's time (see 1 Chronicles 5:18–22; Psalm 83:6). Later, some Hagrites joined David's men (see 1 Chronicles 11:38; 27:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Ch 5:1-10. The Line of Reuben. 1. Now the sons of Reuben--In proceeding to give this genealogy, the sacred historian states, in a parenthesis (1Ch 5:1, 2), the reason why it was not placed first, as Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob. The birthright, which by a foul crime he had forfeited, implied not only dominion, but a double portion (De 21:17); and both of these were transferred to Joseph, whose two sons having been adopted as the children of Jacob…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 5:10

• Gad
• Gilead
• Hagar

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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