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

7His relatives by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, were Jeiel the chief, then Zechariah 8and Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. Toward the east he settled as far as the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead. 10In the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand, so that they occupied their tents throughout the land east of Gilead. 11Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them 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

• Toward the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• he settledיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as the entranceבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• from the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578
• 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 18:3David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the river Euphrates.
• Genesis 2:14The name of the third river is Tigris; it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
• 2 Kings 24:7Now the king of Egypt did not come out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken everything that belonged to the king of Egypt from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates.
• 1 Chronicles 5:16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sharon, as far as their borders.
• 1 Chronicles 26:31As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the chief (these Hebronites were sought out according to their genealogies and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and men of outstanding capability were found among them at Jazer of Gilead)
• Genesis 31:23he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
• Joshua 22:9So the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned home, leaving the sons of Israel at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession in which they had settled, in accordance with the command of the Lord through Moses.
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.”
• Joshua 22:8and said to them, “Return to your tents with great riches and with very many livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and with very many clothes; divide the spoils of your enemies with your brothers.”

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