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’s brothers according to their families, when they were enrolled in the genealogical records according to their ancestry, were as follows: The first was Jeiel, then Zechariah 8and Bela (son of Azaz, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of Joel). Reuben’s descendants lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. Some of them lived eastward as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because they had so much livestock in Gilead. 10In Saul’s day they fought a war against the Hagrites, defeated them, and lived in their tents throughout the entire region east of Gilead. 11Gad’s descendants lived next to Reuben’s descendants in Bashan as far ⌞east⌟ as Salcah.

1 Chronicles 5:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And eastwardמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• he inhabitedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• unto the enteringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• in of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• from the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578
• because their cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• were multipliedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:9

• 1 Chronicles 18:3When David went to establish his control ⌞over the territory⌟ along the Euphrates River, he defeated King Hadadezer at Hamath.
• Genesis 2:14The name of the third river is Tigris. This is the one that flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
• 2 Kings 24:7The king of Egypt didn’t leave his own country again because the king of Babylon had taken all the territory from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates River. This territory had belonged to the king of Egypt.
• 1 Chronicles 5:16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in the entire pastureland of Sharon to its extreme edges.
• 1 Chronicles 26:31Jeriah was the head of Hebron’s descendants. In the fortieth year of David’s reign, the ancestry of Hebron’s descendants was researched family by family. Warriors from these families were found at Jazer in Gilead.
• Genesis 31:23He and his relatives pursued Jacob for seven days. Laban caught up with him in the mountains of Gilead.
• Joshua 22:9So the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh left the rest of the Israelites at Shiloh in Canaan. They returned to Gilead. This was their own possession which they had captured as the Lord had instructed them through Moses.
• 1 Kings 17:1Elijah, who was from Tishbe but had settled in Gilead, said to Ahab, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord God of Israel whom I serve lives, there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I say so.”
• Joshua 22:8He also said to them, “Return to your homes with your vast wealth, large herds of livestock, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and loads of clothing. Divide the loot from your enemies with your relatives.”

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
• Hagarene
• Music
• Reuben, Tribe of
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Gilead (1)
• Hagrites
• Inhabit; Inhabitant

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