John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:19
And they made war with the Hagarites ,.... Before mentioned, 1 Chronicles 5:19 . with Jetur, and Nephish : with the posterity of these men, who were sons of Ishmael, Genesis 25:15 and so was Nodab; perhaps the same with Kedemah, mentioned along with the other two there; so Hillerus F26 Onomastic. Sacr. p. 554. thinks. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:18-26
The heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that were seated on the other side Jordan, are named here, 1 Chron. 5:23, 24. Their lot, at first, was Bashan only; but afterwards they increased so much in wealth and power that they spread far north, even unto Hermon. Two things only are here recorded concerning these tribes on the other side Jordan, in which they were all concerned. They all shared, I. In a glorious victory over the Hagarites, so the Ishmaelites were now called, to remind them that... read more