1 Chronicles 5:8 BSB

1 Chronicles 5:8

Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

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ASV

and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:

KJV

And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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, 1Ch 5:4 who dwelt in Aroer; which belonged to the tribe of Gad, and was rebuilt by them, Num 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; of which See Gill on Num 32:38.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבֶ֙לַע֙	u.Ve.la'	and Bela	H1106 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
עָזָ֔ז	'a.Zaz	Azaz	H5811 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
שֶׁ֖מַע	She.ma'	Shema	H8087 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
יוֹאֵ֑ל	yo.'El	Joel	H3100 →
ה֚וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב	yo.Shev	[was] dwelling	H3427 →
בַּעֲרֹעֵ֔ר	ba.'a.ro.'Er	in Aroer	H6177 →
וְעַד־	ve.'ad-	and to	H5704 →
נְב֖וֹ	ne.Vo	Nebo	H5015 →
וּבַ֥עַל	u.Va.'al	and Baal	H1186 →
מְעֽוֹן׃	me.'on	Meon	H1186 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Numbers 32:34
And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
leads to
- Numbers 32:3
  “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 2:36
  From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God…
- Isaiah 17:2
  The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
Through
Numbers 32:38
as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
leads to
- Isaiah 46:1
  Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Joshua 23:7
  So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or…
- Exodus 23:13
  Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
Through
Ezekiel 25:9
therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.
leads to
- Joshua 13:17
  to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
- Jeremiah 48:23
  upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,

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