1 Chronicles 5:16

16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in the entire pastureland of Sharon to its extreme edges.

1 Chronicles 5:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 5:16

And they dwelt in Gilead
In that part of it which belonged to the tribe of Gad:

in Bashan, and in her towns; (See Gill on 1 Chronicles 5:11),

and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders;
there were two Sharons, one to the west of the land of Israel near the Mediterranean sea, which is mentioned in ( Acts 9:35 ) as near Lydda and Joppa; and the other to the east or northeast, beyond Jordan, which is here meant.

1 Chronicles 5:16 In-Context

14 These were the sons of Abihail, who was the son of Huri, grandson of Jaroah, and great-grandson of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael, grandson of Jeshishai, great-grandson of Jahdo, and great-great-grandson of Buz.

15 Ahi, son of Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was the head of their families.

16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in the entire pastureland of Sharon to its extreme edges.

17 All these people were recorded in genealogical records in the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.

18 The descendants of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers ready to go to war. They were skilled fighters who could carry shields and swords and shoot arrows.