2 Samuel 24:5
“And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they passed over Jordan,.... To take the number of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Aroer - Aroer on the Arnon (Deu 2:36 note). Aroer itself stood on the very edge of the precipitous cliff of the valley;…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And pitched in Aroer - This was beyond Jordan, on the river Arnon, in the tribe of Gad: hence it appears, says Calmet,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
in Aroer This Aroer is generally thought to be Aroer near Rabbah in the tribe of Gad (Jos 13:25): but since it is…
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