Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 12:37
And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.
37. an hundred and twenty thousand ] Evidently a round number, giving 40,000 to each tribe; cp. 1Ch 12:36.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[See comments on 1Ch 12:23].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(37) On the other side.Better, from the other side; that is, from Pera.
With all manner of instruments of war for the battle.With all kinds of weapons of war- like service. The large total of 120,000 for the two and a half Eastern tribes is certainly remarkable. But, admitting the possibility of corruption in the ciphers here and elsewhere, the want of other documents, with which the text might be compared, renders further criticism superfluous.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
on = from.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the other side: 1Ch 5:1-10, Num 32:33-42, Deu 3:12-16, Jos 13:7-32, Jos 14:3, Jos 22:1-10
Reciprocal: Deu 33:20 – Blessed 1Ch 5:18 – Reuben 1Ch 26:32 – Reubenites Psa 60:7 – Gilead