1 Chronicles 5:8

1 Chronicles 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Bela the son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.
• New Living Translation (NLT)and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. The Reubenites lived in the area that stretches from Aroer to Nebo and Baal-meon.

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:8

6and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites. 7Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. 9To 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. 10During 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.

1 Chronicles 5:8 word by word

וּבֶ֙לַע֙ בֶּן־עָזָ֔ז בֶּן־שֶׁ֖מַע בֶּן־יוֹאֵ֑ל ה֚וּא יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּעֲרֹעֵ֔ר וְעַד־נְב֖וֹ וּבַ֥עַל מְעֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Belaבֶּ֫לַעbela‛ · BelaH1106
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Azazעָזָז‛âzâz · AzazH5811
• of Shemaשֶׁ֫מַעshema‛ · ShemaH8087
• of Joelיוֹאֵלyô'êl · JoelH3100
• who dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Aroerעֲרֹעֵר‛ărô‛êr ‛ărô‛êr ‛ar‛ôr · AroerH6177
• even unto Neboנְבוֹnebô · NeboH5015
• and Baal–meonבַּ֫עַל מְעוֹןba‛al me‛ôn · Baal-meonH1186

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:8

• Genesis 14:2these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
• Joshua 15:26Amam, Shema, Moladah,
• 1 Chronicles 5:4The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
• Numbers 32:34The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
• Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the gorge, even as far as Gilead, not one town was too strong for us. The Lord our God gave us all of them.
• Joshua 13:15This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:
• Isaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid.
• Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon—
• Numbers 32:38as well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
• Deuteronomy 32:49“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo in Moab, across from Jericho, and view Canaan, the land I am giving the Israelites as their own possession.
• Deuteronomy 34:1Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the Lord showed him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,
• Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple, to its high places to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved and every beard cut off.
• Joshua 13:17to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
• Ezekiel 25:9therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns—Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon and Kiriathaim—the glory of that land.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Who dwelt in Aroer - This town was situated on the river Arnon; and Nebo was both a city and a mountain in the same country. They both lay on the other side of Jordan.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8We do not know how Joel's descendants are related to the rest of the Reuben tribe.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 5:8

• Azaz
• Baal-Meon
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• Joel
• Nebo
• Shema
• Shemaiah

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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