Gad’s Descendants

11 The sons(A) of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:(B)

12 Joel the chief, Shapham the second in command, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 Their relatives according to their ancestral houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven.

14 These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri,

son of Jaroah, son of Gilead,

son of Michael, son of Jeshishai,

son of Jahdo, son of Buz.

15 Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was head of their ancestral family.[a] 16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its surrounding villages, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.(C) 17 All of them were registered in the genealogies during the reigns of Judah’s King Jotham(D) and Israel’s King Jeroboam.(E)

18 The descendants of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve(F) in the army—men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war. 19 They waged war against the Hagrites,(G) Jetur,(H) Naphish, and Nodab. 20 They received help against these enemies because they cried out to God in battle, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them.(I) He was receptive to their prayer because they trusted in him.(J) 21 They captured the Hagrites’ livestock—fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand donkeys—as well as one hundred thousand people. 22 Many of the Hagrites were killed because it was God’s battle.(K) And they lived there in the Hagrites’ place(L) until the exile.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:15 Lit the house of their fathers, also in v. 24

Descendants of Gad

11 The sons of Gad lived over against them in the land of Bashan as far as (A)Salecah: 12 Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 And their kinsmen according to their fathers' houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber, seven. 14 These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz. 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was chief in their fathers' houses, 16 and they lived in Gilead, in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasturelands of (B)Sharon to their limits. 17 All of these were recorded in genealogies in the days of (C)Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of (D)Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, (E)expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war. 19 They waged war against the (F)Hagrites, (G)Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 And when they prevailed[a] over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, (H)for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea (I)because they trusted in him. 21 They carried off their livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 men alive. 22 For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived (J)in their place until (K)the exile.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:20 Or they were helped to prevail