Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:9
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.
He inhabited – i. e. Reuben. Eastward the Reubenites inhabited as far as the commencement of the great Syrian Desert, which extended all the way from the river Euphrates to their borders.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
He inhabited, i.e. the tribe of Reuben.
From the river Euphrates; from Jordan and the wilderness beyond it unto Euphrates. Or,
of the wilderness, which lies towards or reacheth to the river Euphrates, namely, the great wilderness of Kedemoth, Deu 2:26, which was extended far and wide towards Euphrates; for that was the eastern border of Reubens possession, and not Euphrates, to which their habitation never reached.
Their cattle were multiplied; which forced them to enlarge their habitation as far as they could eastward towards Euphrates.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
9. Eastward he inhabited unto theentering in of the wilderness from the river EuphratesThesettlement was on the east of Jordan, and the history of this tribe,which never took any part in the public affairs or movements of thenation, is comprised in “the multiplication of their cattle inthe land of Gilead,” in their wars with the Bedouin sons ofHagar, and in the simple labors of pastoral life. They had the rightof pasture over an extensive mountain rangethe great wilderness ofKedemoth (De 2:26) and theEuphrates being a security against their enemies.
1Ch5:11-26. THE LINEOF GAD.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And eastward he inhabited,…. Either Bela, or the tribe of Reuben:
unto the entering in of the wilderness; the wilderness of Kedemoth, which was near to Sihon king of Heshbon, whose land the Reubenites inhabited, De 2:26
from the river Euphrates; a learned man r thinks that this river Phrat was different from the Euphrates near Babylon, which was northward, since this was to the east or southeast:
because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead; therefore their habitation was extended further, even to the river Euphrates, as in the days of David and Solomon, 2Sa 8:3.
r Texelii Phoenix, l. 3. c. 7. p. 272.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
“Eastward to the coming to the desert (i.e., till towards the desert) from the river Euphrates,” i.e., to the great Arabico-Syrian desert, which stretches from the Euphrates to the eastern frontier of Perea, or from Gilead to the Euphrates. Bela’s family had spread themselves so far abroad, “for their herds were numerous in the land of Gilead,” i.e., Perea, the whole trans-Jordanic domain of the Israelites.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(9) And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness.As their flocks and herds increased, the Reubenites gradually spread eastward, to the great desert lying between the Euphrates and Syria. This desert was a painful memory to the restored exiles. Ezra took four months to cross it (Ezr. 7:9; Ezr. 8:22). The form of the expression, unto the entrance into the wilderness from the river Euphrates, seems to indicate that this account was written originally in Babylonia.
Because their cattle were (had) multiplied in the land of Gilead.Gilead, in Old Testament usage, means all Israelite territory east of the Jordan.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
9. Unto the entering in of the wilderness That is, the Reubenites spread eastward from their original territory beyond Jordan, and occupied the borders of the great Arabian and Syrian deserts that extend between the uplands just east of the Jordan and the great river Euphrates.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
unto the entering: That is, unto the borders of Arabia Deserta, which extends to the Euphrates.
Euphrates: 1Ch 18:3, Gen 2:14, 2Ki 24:7
because: Jos 22:8, Jos 22:9
Gilead: 1Ch 5:16, 1Ch 26:31, Gen 31:23, Jos 22:9, 1Ki 17:1
Reciprocal: Gen 15:18 – Euphrates Deu 1:7 – the great Jos 1:4 – From the wilderness
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 5:9. And eastward he inhabited That is, the tribe of Reuben. Unto the entering in of the wilderness, &c. From Jordan and the wilderness, beyond it unto Euphrates. Or, of the wilderness, which lies toward, or reacheth to the river Euphrates Namely, the great wilderness of Kedemoth, (Deu 2:26,) which was extended far and wide toward Euphrates: for that was the eastern border of Reubens possession, and not Euphrates, to which their habitation never reached. Because their cattle were multiplied Which forced them to enlarge their habitation as far as they could toward Euphrates.