Verse 15
15. These Namely, these Gadites. The writer thus gives in this verse an instance of their valour.
Went over Jordan in the first month That is, in Abib, (April,) when the river usually overflows all its banks, and the crossing is both difficult and dangerous.
Put to flight all them of the valleys This expedition of the Gadites was, perhaps, a mere scheme of predatory conquest; or, it may have been undertaken to punish the people of these valleys for marauding expeditions they had carried on. If, however, we should understand “the hold” of 1 Chronicles 12:8 to be that of Mizpeh of Moab, where David dwelt awhile, (1 Samuel 22:3-5,) this exploit of the Gadites may have taken place at the time they separated themselves from the rest of the Gadites. In resorting unto David they may have met with opposition from Saul’s partisans, and were therefore obliged to fight their way through the valleys east and west of the Jordan.
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