1 Chronicles 5:16
in 1 Chronicles 5They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.
KJV
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 5
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe suburbs of Sharon - There were three places of this name: that mentioned here was a district in the country of Bashan beyond Jordan, (see Jos 12:18); there was another that lay between Caesarea of Palestine and Joppa; and there was a third between Mount Tabor and the Sea of Tiberias. See Calmet.
This site's exposition
dwelt over against them
on 1 Chronicles 5:11-17
Gad settled across from Reuben in Bashan, the tableland running to Salchah, and verse 17 says the line was reckoned twice over, once under Jotham king of Judah and once under Jeroboam king of Israel. Barnes reads the double dating as a sign that Judah still exercised some claim over the tribes east of Jordan in that period, even after the kingdom split. Gad's towns reached into the suburbs of Sharon, a name shared with the coastal plain near Joppa but here marking a district of Bashan itself.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And they dwelt in Gilead,.... In that part of it which belonged to the tribe of Gad: in Bashan, and in her towns; See Gill on 1Ch 5:11, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders; there were two Sharons, one to the west of the land of Israel near the Mediterranean sea, which is mentioned in Act 9:35 as near Lydda and Joppa; and the other to the east or northeast, beyond Jordan, which is here meant.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Sharon--The term "Sharon" was applied as descriptive of any place of extraordinary beauty and productiveness. There were three places in Palestine so called.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Chief of their clan. [This refers] either to Abdiel or to his father Guni.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ | vaiyeshevu | and they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בַּגִּלְעָ֥ד | bagilad | in <the> Gilead | H1568 → | 134 times |
| בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן | babashan | in <the> Bashan | H1316 → | 60 times |
| וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ | uvivnoteiha | and in daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וּבְכָֽל־ | uvekhol- | and in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י | migreshei | [the] pasture lands of | H4054 → | 119 times |
| שָׁר֖וֹן | sharon | Sharon | H8289 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃ | totzotam | extremities their | H8444 → |
וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּand they dwelt
vaiyeshevuH3427 →1079 times
בַּגִּלְעָ֥דin <the> Gilead
bagiladH1568 →134 times
בַּבָּשָׁ֖ןin <the> Bashan
babashanH1316 →60 times
וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָand in daughters its
uvivnoteihaH1323 →588 times
וּבְכָֽל־and in all
uvekhol-H3605 →5413 times
מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י[the] pasture lands of
migresheiH4054 →119 times
שָׁר֖וֹןSharon
sharonH8289 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃extremities their
totzotamH8444 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
it leads to
- Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…
- Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Isaiah 35:1–2
The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
- Isaiah 57:15
Through
Isaiah 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the…
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:13
The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
- Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
- Romans 10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
- Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Amos 9:13–15
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all…
- Isaiah 60:13
About 1 Chronicles
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).