1 Chronicles 5:16

16 They lived in the territory of Bashan and Gilead, in the towns there and all over the pasture lands of Sharon

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 They were descendants of Abihail son of Huri, whose ancestors were traced back as follows: Abihail, Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, Buz.

15 Ahi, the son of Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was head of these clans.

16 They lived in the territory of Bashan and Gilead, in the towns there and all over the pasture lands of Sharon

17 (These records were compiled in the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam II of Israel.)

18 In the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh there were 44,760 soldiers, well-trained in the use of shields, swords, and bows.