1 Chronicles 5:16
“And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,.... These all joined together, living together on…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The suburbs of Sharon - There were three places of this name: that mentioned here was a district in the country of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 5:1-17
We have here an extract out of the genealogies,
I. Of the tribe of Reuben, where we have,
1. The reason why this tribe…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
in Gilead in Bashan Read, in Gilead, in Jabesh; cp. 1Ch 10:11-12. The phrase in Gilead in Bashanyields no good sense,…
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