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Joshua 13:24 KJV
Joshua · chapter 13 · verse 24
And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.Joshua 13:24 · King James Version
Joshua 13:24 in context
22Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
23And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
24And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
25And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
26And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
- gavenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- GadGâdGad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territoryH1410 →
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Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it should be conquered when Israel was multiplied so as to have occasion for it (Jos 13:7): Now divide this land.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-33