1 Chronicles 5
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Gad (5:11–22)
11–22 Verses 11–17 list the descendants of Gad. In verses 18–22, the writer describes a campaign waged jointly by the two and a half eastern tribes against the Hagrites. The Israelite tribes were victorious because they cried out to [God] during the battle (verse 20). This is a theme presented over and over in the Old Testament, and especially in the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles: victory comes to those who trust in God, while defeat comes to those who are unfaithful.
The Half-Tribe of Manasseh (5:23–26)
23–26 Here the eastern half-tribe of Manasseh is described. Generally its people were unfaithful to God, as was the rest of the northern kingdom. For this reason, the two and a half tribes in Gilead were the first to be defeated by the Assyrian invaders and sent into exile (verse 26).