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1 Chronicles 5:8

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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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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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This verse in 1 Chronicles 5

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
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.

This site's exposition

Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi

on 1 Chronicles 5:3-10

The list runs Reuben's line down to Beerah, prince of the Reubenites when Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried him captive, so the genealogy itself reaches forward to the exile the chapter names again at its close. Between the names sits one clause of history: in the days of Saul the tribe warred against the Hagarites and took their land east of Jordan, in Gilead, where their herds had already multiplied. Wesley and Barnes both note gaps in the line, since nine generations from Joel to Beerah cannot span the centuries from Saul to Tiglath-pileser without the omissions ancient genealogies regularly keep.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 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.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every 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.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Numbers 32:38as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.4 worksNumbers 32:34And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,3 works1 Chronicles 5:4The descendants of Joel:3 worksEzekiel 25:9therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.2 worksJoshua 13:17to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,2 worksDeuteronomy 32:49“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.2 worksDeuteronomy 34:1Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,2 worksIsaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.2 worksJeremiah 48:19Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Numbers 32:34

    And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

    it leads to

    • Numbers 32:3

      “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

      Reached by 2 separate 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.

    it 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.

    it 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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Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.

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