9
Bela's people lived to the east -- as far as the edge of the desert, which is beside the Euphrates River -- because they had too many cattle for the land of Gilead.
10
When Saul was king, Bela's people fought a war against the Hagrite people and defeated them. Then Bela's people lived in the tents that had belonged to the Hagrites in all the area east of Gilead.
11
The people from the tribe of Gad lived near the Reubenites. The Gadites lived in the area of Bashan all the way to Salecah.
12
Joel was the main leader, Shapham was second, and then Janai and Shaphat were leaders in Bashan.
13
The seven relatives in their families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
14
They were the descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri's son. Huri was Jaroah's son. Jaroah was Gilead's son. Gilead was Michael's son. Michael was Jeshishai's son. Jeshishai was Jahdo's son, and Jahdo was the son of Buz.
15
Ahi was Abdiel's son, and Abdiel was Guni's son. Ahi was the leader of their family.
16
The Gadites lived in Gilead, Bashan and the small towns around it, and on all the pasturelands in the Plain of Sharon all the way to the borders.
17
All these names were written in the family history of Gad during the time Jotham was king of Judah and Jeroboam was king of Israel.
18
There were forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty soldiers from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and East Manasseh who carried shields and swords and bows. They were skilled in war.
19
They started a war against the Hagrites and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.