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1 Chronicles 5:8 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 5 · verse 8
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:1 Chronicles 5:8 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 5:8 in context
6Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
7And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
8And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
9And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
10And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BaalmeonBaʻal MᵉʻôwnBaal-Meon, a place East of the JordanH1186 →
- ShemaShemaʻShema, the name of a place in Palestine and of four IsraelitesH8087 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- AroerʻĂrôwʻêrAroer, the name of three places in or near PalestineH6177 →
- BelaBelaʻBela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two IsraelitesH1106 →
- AzazʻÂzâzAzaz, an IsraeliteH5811 →
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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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-17