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2 Samuel 24:6

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Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and round about to Sidon,

KJV

Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,

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This verse in 2 Samuel 24

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Tahtim-hodshi - Where this place was is not exactly known: some think that the words refer to a newly conquered country, as our margin, the nether land newly inhabited; and if so, this was probably the country eastward of Gilead, which the Israelites, in the time of Saul, had conquered from the Hagarites, and dwelt in themselves. See 1Ch 5:10, where this transaction is recorded. To Dan-jaan - Or, to Dan of the woods.

This site's exposition

they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer

on 2 Samuel 24:5-9

The counters cross Jordan at Aroer and range north through Gilead toward Dan, then west toward Tyre and the Hivite cities, before circling south to Beersheba, tracing the whole land in nine months and twenty days. Joab returns a sum of eight hundred thousand swordsmen in Israel and five hundred thousand in Judah, and Albert Barnes reads the figures as partial, since Chronicles gives different totals and states plainly that Joab left Levi and Benjamin out of the count. John Gill takes the circuit itself as a mark of diligence, a task finished in ten months lacking ten days.

This site's exposition

the land of Tahtim-hodshi

The count went to Gilead and on to Tahtim-hodshi, which Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, with Adam Clarke, read as newly won land east of Gilead, taken from the Hagarites under Saul (1 Chronicles 5:10). Albert Barnes judges the text corrupt and suggests the land of the Hittites. Clarke renders Dan-jaan as Dan of the woods.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Then they came to Gilead,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

the land of Tahtim-hodshi--that is, the land lately acquired; namely, that of the Hagarites conquered by Saul (1Ch 5:10). The progress was northward.

quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase

To Gilead - Jazer was in the plain. They passed from there to the mountain district of Gilead. The land of Tahtim-hodshi - The text here is corrupt, as no such land is known. Possibly the right reading is “the land of the Hittites” Jdg 1:26; “hodshi” may be a fragment of a sentence which mentioned in what month חדשׁ chôdesh they arrived there, just as 2Sa 24:8 relates that they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine “months.” Dan-jaan - The versions read “Dan-jaar,” i. e., Dan in the wood. Whatever is the meaning of “Jaan,” there can be little doubt that Dan (the ancient Laish) is meant (marginal references), both from its position and importance as the northern boundary of Israel, and from its connection with Zidon.

The words behind it

12 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.

  • וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they came

    vaiyavouH935 →2568 times

  • הַגִּלְעָ֔דָה<the> Gilead towards

    hagiladahH1568 →134 times

  • וְאֶל־and to

    veel-H413 →5510 times

  • אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • תַּחְתִּ֖יםTahtim

    tachtimH8483 →

  • חָדְשִׁ֑יHodshi

    chadeshiH8483 →

  • וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they came

    vaiyavouH935 →2568 times

  • דָּ֣נָהDan towards

    danahH1835 →70 times

  • יַּ֔עַןJaan

    yaanH1842 →

  • וְסָבִ֖יבand around

    vesavivH5439 →336 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • צִידֽוֹן׃Sidon

    tzidonH6721 →

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.

Joshua 19:28It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.5 worksGenesis 31:47–48Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.2 worksNumbers 32:1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.2 worksJudges 18:28–29There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.2 worksGenesis 31:21So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.2 worksJoshua 19:47(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Numbers 32:39The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.2 worksJudges 1:31Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.2 worksJoshua 11:8and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.2 worksGenesis 10:15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,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 32:1

    Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 21:32

      After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, Israel captured its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.

    • Numbers 32:3

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

    • Genesis 13:2

      And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

  • Through

    Joshua 19:28

    It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

    it leads to

    • Judges 1:31

      Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.

    • Joshua 11:8

      and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh.…

  • Through

    Genesis 31:21

    So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 12:17

      At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.

    • Genesis 37:25

      And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to…

    • Jeremiah 50:5

      They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Samuel

The Plague of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Plague of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
2 Samuel: the study guide →Read 2 Samuel 24 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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