歴代志上 5:8-10 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:1-17

We have here an extract out of the genealogies, I. Of the tribe of Reuben, where we have, 1. The reason why this tribe is thus postponed. It is confessed that Reuben was the first-born of Israel, and, upon that account, might challenge the precedency; but he forfeited his birthright by defiling his father's concubine, and was, for that, sentenced not to excel, Gen. 49:4. Sin lessens men, thrusts them down from their excellency. Seventh-commandment sins especially leave an indelible stain upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:8

And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel ,.... The pedigree of Bela, another principal man in the tribe of Reuben, is traced up to Joel the father of Shema; the same with Shemaiah, according to Kimchi and Ben Melech, 1 Chronicles 5:4 who dwelt in Aroer ; which belonged to the tribe of Gad, and was rebuilt by them, Numbers 32:34 wherefore Kimchi observes, it may be interpreted, either from Aroer, or on the border of it, Bela dwelt: even unto Nebo, and Baalmeon ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:9

And eastward he inhabited ,.... Either Bela, or the tribe of Reuben: unto the entering in of the wilderness ; the wilderness of Kedemoth, which was near to Sihon king of Heshbon, whose land the Reubenites inhabited, Deuteronomy 2:26 . from the river Euphrates ; a learned man F18 Texelii Phoenix, l. 3. c. 7. p. 272. thinks that this river Phrat was different from the Euphrates near Babylon, which was northward, since this was to the east or southeast: because their cattle... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:10

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites ,.... Not with the Hungarians, as the Targum, a people not then in being; but the Ishmaelites, so called because they descended from Hagar F19 So David de Pomis, Lexic. fol. 45. 4. , Sarah's maid; the same that are placed by Pliny F20 Nat. Hist. l. 6. c. 28. and Ptolemy F21 Geograph. l. 5. c. 19. in Arabia, near the Batanaeans, or inhabitants of Bashan; with those the Reubenites made war, in conjunction with the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 5:8

Who dwelt in Aroer - This town was situated on the river Arnon; and Nebo was both a city and a mountain in the same country. They both lay on the other side of Jordan. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 5:10

And they dwelt in their tents - The Hagarites were tribes of Nomade, or Scenite, Arabs; people who lived in tents, without any fixed dwellings, and whose property consisted in cattle. The descendants of Reuben extirpated these Hagarites, seized on their property and their tents, and dwelt in their place. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:1-10

EXPOSITION THE SONS OF REUBEN . The tribe of Reuben is now taken third in order by the compiler, though Reuben was the first of all the sons of Israel. The distinct statements of 1 Chronicles 5:1 and 1 Chronicles 5:2 , respecting the degradation of Reuben and his loss of the rights of primogeniture, are not to be understood, however, as mentioned in any way to account for his standing third here. That Judah takes in any genealogy the first place needs no other apology than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:7-8

Of Jeiel, Zechariah, Bela , and Asaz nothing further is known. Shema and Joel may be those of verse 4, as above. The expression, his brethren, i.e. the brethren of Beerah, must be read generally. The intimation, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned , is probably explained by the contents of verse 17 (of which hereafter). Aroer ( עֲרֹעֵר or עְרוֹעֵר ); a place east of the Jordan, overhanging the torrent of Arnon, which was a boundary between Moab and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:9

Keil and others refer this verse to the people of Bela; yet others apply it to Joel It would seem nearest the facts to apply it to the main subject of the paragraph—Reuben. Gilead ( Deuteronomy 3:12-16 ) had for its boundaries, on the north Bashan, on the south Moab, on the east the Arabian desert. Its situation evidently exposed it to Assyrian invasion and frequent encounter with desert tribes ( Joshua 17:1 ; Numbers 26:29 , Numbers 26:30 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:10

Among such conflicts, one with a people descended presumably from Hagar or Ishmael (though 1 Chronicles 27:30 , 1 Chronicles 27:31 , and Psalms 70:1-5 : Psalms 13:6 are somewhat needlessly interpreted to be opposed to this) is here alluded to. It takes us to the time of Saul, and from that time up to the time of "the Captivity" ( 1 Chronicles 5:22 ) the victorious Reubenites, Gadites, and people of the half-tribe Manasseh had the benefit of enlarged domain at their expense: "They... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:1-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 5:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 5:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:7-8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:10

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