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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: 1 Chronicles 5

Chapter 5

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

A. M. 2294, etc. B.C. 1710, etc. he was

2:1 Genesis 29:32 46:8 49:3 Exodus 6:14 Numbers 1:5 16:1 26:5

forasmuch

Genesis 35:22 49:4 Leviticus 18:8 20:11 Deuteronomy 27:20 1 Corinthians 5:1

birthright

26:10 Genesis 48:15-22 Deuteronomy 21:17 Colossians 1:15

and

Genesis 25:23 1 Samuel 16:6-11

reckoned

Joshua 14:6

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

Judah

Genesis 35:23 49:8-10 Numbers 2:3 7:12 Joshua 14:6 Judges 1:2 Psalms 60:7 108:8 Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:6 Hebrews 7:14 Revelation 5:5

the chief ruler

or, the prince. By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob (Ge 49:10). The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king."

1 Samuel 16:1,10,12 2 Samuel 8:15 Psalms 78:68-71 Jeremiah 23:5,6 Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:6 Hebrews 7:14

birthright was

Genesis 49:26 Romans 8:29

The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

sons

Genesis 46:9 Exodus 6:14 Numbers 26:5-9

Pallu

Genesis 46:9

Phallu

Verse 6

Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

Beerah

Tilgath-pilneser

26 2 Kings 15:29 16:7

Tiglath-pileser

Verse 7

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

when the genealogy

Verse 8

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

Shema

5:4

Shemaiah

Aroer.

Numbers 32:34, Isaiah 17:2

Nebo

The city of Nebo was doubtless situated on or near the Celebrated mountain of the dsame name, east of Jordan.

Numbers 32:38 Deuteronomy 32:49 34:1 Isaiah 15:2

Baal-meon

Joshua 13:17 Ezekiel 25:9

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

unto the entering

That is, unto the borders of Arabia Deserta, which extends to the Euphrates.

because

Joshua 22:8,9

And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

A. M. 2944. B.C. 1060

the Hagarites

19,20 Genesis 21:9 25:12 Psalms 83:6

throughout, etc

Heb. upon all the face of the East.

And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:

the children

The Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh are joined to the genealogy of Reuben, because they inhabited the same country, and formed a sort of separate colony east of Jordan.

in the land

Numbers 32:34-36 Deuteronomy 3:10-17 Joshua 13:11,24-28

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

Sharon

27:29 Song of Solomon 2:1 Isaiah 35:2

borders

Heb. goings forth.

All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

Jotham

2 Kings 15:5,32 2 Chronicles 27:1

Jeroboam

2 Kings 14:16,23,28

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

valiant men

Heb. sons of valour.

four and forty

Joshua 4:12,13

And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

made war

the Hagarites

The Hagarites, and these other tribes, were descendants of Hagar, and dwelt, according to Strabo, in Arabia Deserta.

Nephish

1:31 Genesis 25:15

And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

And they

22 Exodus 17:11 Joshua 10:14,42 1 Samuel 7:12 19:15 Psalms 46:1 146:5,6

for they cried

1 Kings 8:44,45 2 Chronicles 13:14,15 14:11-13 18:31 20:12 32:20,21

in the battle

1 Kings 22:32 2 Chronicles 13:13,14 14:10,11 18:31

because

Psalms 9:10 20:7,8 22:4,5 84:11,12 Jeremiah 17:7,8 Nahum 1:7 Ephesians 1:12

And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

took away

Heb. led captive. camels. The camel, in Hebrew gamal, retained with little variation in all languages, is, according to the LinnÊan system, a genus of quadrapeds of the order pecora; comprehending the camel, properly so called, with two prominences; the dromedary, with a single one; the lama, or Peruvian camel, with the back even and the breast gibbose, and the pacos, or camel without any gibbosity. The camel, properly so called, is about 6Æ feet in height: its head is small; ears short; neck long, slender, and bending; legs long and slender, having four callosities on the fore legs and two on the hinder, on which it rests; feet soft, parted, but not thoroughly divided; bottom of the foot tough and pliant; tail about two feet in length, terminating in a tuft; and hair fine, soft, of considerable length, and of a dusky reddish colour. Besides the same internal structure as other ruminating animals, it is furnished with an additional bag for containing a quantity of water till wanted.

men

Heb. souls of men.

Numbers 31:35 Revelation 18:13

For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

the war

Joshua 23:10 2 Chronicles 32:8 Romans 8:31

until the captivity

6:26 2 Kings 15:29 17:6

And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

Baal-hermon

Joshua 13:29-31

Hermon

Deuteronomy 3:8,9 Joshua 13:11 Psalms 133:3 Song of Solomon 4:8

And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

famous men

Heb. men of names

4:38

And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

went

Judges 2:17 8:33 2 Kings 17:7-18 Hosea 1:2 9:1 Revelation 17:5

after the gods

Judges 2:12 2 Chronicles 25:14,15 Psalms 106:34-39

And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

stirred up

2 Samuel 24:1 2 Chronicles 33:11 Ezra 1:5 Isaiah 10:5,6 13:2-5

Pul

2 Kings 15:19

Tiglath pilneser

6 2 Kings 15:29 16:7

Tiglath-pileser

and brought them.

2 Kings 17:6 18:11 19:12 Isaiah 37:12