1 Chronicles 5:10-20

10 In the time of Sha'ul they went to war with the Hagri'im; after defeating them they occupied their tents throughout all the territory east of Gil'ad.
11 The descendants of Gad lived across from them, in the territory from Bashan to Salkhah:
12 Yo'el was the leader, Shafam second, then Yanai and Shafat in Bashan.
13 The houses of their fathers' brothers were: Mikha'el, Meshulam, Sheva, Yorai, Ya'kan, Zia and 'Ever - seven altogether.
14 These are the sons of Avichayil the son of Huri the son of Yaroach the son of Gil'ad the son of Mikha'el the son of Yeshishai the son of Yachdo the son of Buz;
15 Achi the son of 'Avdi'el the son of Guni was leader of their fathers' house.
16 They lived in Gil'ad, in Bashan, in its towns and in all the pasture lands of the plain as far as their borders.
17 All these were listed in genealogies during the times of Yotam king of Y'hudah and Yarov'am king of Isra'el.
18 The descendants of Re'uven, the Gadi and the half-tribe of M'nasheh included 44,760 brave men who were available for warfare, able to take up shield and sword, shoot with the bow, or make use of other war skills.
19 These made war with the Hagri'im, Y'tur, Nafish and Nodav.
20 They received help against them, so that the Hagri'im and all who were allied with them suffered defeat at their hands; because they cried out to God while they were fighting, and he did as they requested, because they put their trust in him.

1 Chronicles 5:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 5

This chapter relates the genealogy of the tribes that lived on the other side Jordan; of the Reubenites, 1Ch 5:1-10, of the Gadites, 1Ch 5:11-17 of the half tribe of Manasseh, 1Ch 5:23,24 and of their war with the Hagarites, in conjunction with each other, and their conquest of them, 1Ch 5:18-22 and who for their sins were all carried captive by the king of Assyria, 1Ch 5:25,26.

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