They made war; the Gadites and Manassites joining with them in the war, 1 Chronicles 5:18,1 Chronicles 5:19. With the Hagarites; the Ishmeelites, who dwelt in Arabia the Desert. They dwelt in their tents; the Israelites took possession of their lands, and tents or houses. Throughout all the east land of Gilead; which lay eastward from the land of Gilead. read more
CRITICAL NOTES.] This ch. contains Reuben, Gad, and the half of Manasseh east of Jordan, with two episodes, one on the wars of these tribes, and the other on the removal by Tilgath-pilneser. The upper Assyrian monarchy began 1273 B.C., the lower 747 B.C. [Murphy].1 Chronicles 5:1-10.—Reuben lost his birthright. The priesthood given to Levi; the double portion (Deuteronomy 21:17) to Joseph, whose sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, reckoned as distinct tribes. Judah had supremacy, 1 Chronicles 5:2.... read more
Chapter 5Now in chapter five we get to the descendants of Reuben, who lost his birthright. It was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel.And so his genealogy is not reckoned after the birthright ( 1 Chronicles 5:1 ).That genealogy after the birthright, of course, will come to Joseph.But Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the chief ruler or David; but the birthright was Joseph's ( 1 Chronicles 5:2 ):So even though the birthright was Joseph, the leadership was to come... read more
1 Chronicles 5:19 . The Hagarites, that is, the Ishmaelites, who descended from Hagar’s son. 1 Chronicles 5:21 . Fifty thousand. The LXX read, five thousand. The ancient way of numbering by letters, instead of figures, occasioned these variations. 1 Chronicles 5:22 . The war of God. Great things in scripture are said to be of God; as the mount of God, the cedars of God, or a battle gained by the special providence of God. The two tribes and a half beyond the Jordan, though separated... read more
1Ch 5:10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east [land] of Gilead. Ver. 10. They made war with the Hagarites, ] i.e., Ishmaelites inhabiting Arabia deserta. These, ashamed of their mother Hagar the handmaid, would afterwards need for honour’s sake be called Saracens, by the name of Sarah the mistress, as saith Sozomen. a This so pleased the rest of the Arabians, that they would all be called... read more
am 2944, bc 1060 the Hagarites: i.e. fugitives, 1 Chronicles 5:19, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12, 2 Samuel 24:6, Psalms 83:6, Hagarenes, [Strong's H1905], 1 Chronicles 5:10, 1 Chronicles 5:19, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalms 83:6, Also, 1 Chronicles 11:38, Haggeri, 1 Chronicles 27:31 throughout: etc. Heb. upon all the face of the East read more
And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.They made war — Thus God did for his people, as he promised them. He cast out the enemy from before them by little and little, and gave them their land as they had occasion for it. read more
10. The Hagarites The same as the Ishmaelites, who were all descended from Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian hand-maid, and were scattered over the vast deserts between Egypt and Assyria. See on Genesis 25:12-18. In this Hagarite war, the Reubenites were assisted by the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh. See 1 Chronicles 5:18-22. read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 5:1-26
PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). Genealogical Lists, together with Geographical and Historical Notes.— These chapters form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, often in an incomplete form: Adam to Israel ( 1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 2:2)— with the exception of Cain’ s descendants ( Genesis 4:16-Song of Solomon :)— the whole material is taken from Genesis 1-36; Judah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3-2 Timothy :); David ( 1 Chronicles 3:1-Jeremiah :); Judah... read more