Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 5:16
And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
16. in Gilead in Bashan ] Read, in Gilead, in Jabesh; cp. 1Ch 10:11-12. The phrase in Gilead in Bashan yields no good sense, for Gilead means the southern, and Bashan the northern part of the territory of Israel east of Jordan.
suburbs ] R.V. mg., pasture lands (as in 1Ch 13:2).
Sharon ] The well-known Sharon is to be identified with the maritime plain between Joppa and Caesarea. As however the text speaks here of the country E. of Jordan, some other Sharon at present unidentified, must be meant.
upon their borders ] R.V. as far as their borders.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 16. The suburbs of Sharon] There were three places of this name: that mentioned here was a district in the country of Bashan beyond Jordan, (see Jos 12:18😉 there was another that lay between Caesarea of Palestine and Joppa; and there was a third between Mount Tabor and the Sea of Tiberias. See Calmet.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
They dwelt, i.e. the children or tribe of Gad.
In Gilead, i.e. in part of Gilead; for the Reubenites and Manassites dwelt in other parts of it, Deu 3:12,13,16.
In Bashan; in the land of Bashan, as it is said, 1Ch 5:11.
Quest. How come the Gadites to dwell in Bashan, when all Bashan is expressly said to be given to the half tribe of Manasseh, Deu 3:13; Jos 13:29,30?
Answ. All Bashan is put for the greatest part of it by a synecdoche, very frequent in Scripture and all authors; and so the Gadites might possess a part of it. And thus both Bashan and Gilead are used for parts of them, Jos 17:1, where it is said of Machir a Manassite, that he had Gilead and Bashan. And as it is unquestionably true that Gilead is taken sometimes more largely for all the land of the Israelites beyond Jordan, sometimes more strictly for that part of it which borders upon Mount Gilead; of which See Poole “Jos 17:1“; the like may be presumed concerning Bashan; and so in its strictest sense it might be all given to the Manassites, and yet in its largest sense might comprehend a part of the land belonging to the Gadites.
In her towns, i.e. in some of her cities and towns.
In all the suburbs, i.e. in its fields and pasture grounds, 1Ch 27:29. Of Sharon; not that within Jordan, Isa 35:2, but another without Jordan.
Upon their borders, to wit, of Gilead and Bashan; for Gilead properly so called, or the greatest part of it, belonged to the Reubenites; and Bashan, or the greatest part of it, to the Manassites; and so the Gadites (whose habitation was between the Reubenites and Manassites) had those parts of both their countries which were towards their borders. Or,
unto their borders, i.e. as far as the suburbs or fields of Sharon, which were last mentioned, were extended.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
16. SharonThe term “Sharon”was applied as descriptive of any place of extraordinary beauty andproductiveness. There were three places in Palestine so called. ThisSharon lay east of the Jordan.
upon their bordersthatis, of Gilead and Bashan: Gilead proper, or at least the largestpart, belonged to the Reubenites; and Bashan, the greatest portion ofit, belonged to the Manassites. The Gadites occupied an intermediatesettlement on the land which lay upon their borders.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And they dwelt in Gilead,…. In that part of it which belonged to the tribe of Gad:
in Bashan, and in her towns; [See comments on 1Ch 5:11],
and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders; there were two Sharons, one to the west of the land of Israel near the Mediterranean sea, which is mentioned in Ac 9:35 as near Lydda and Joppa; and the other to the east or northeast, beyond Jordan, which is here meant.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ch 5:16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
Ver. 16. Suburbs of Sharon. ] Which was ager pascuosissimus, a place of fat feeding, 1Ch 27:29 situate under the hill of Lebanon; coupled with Carmel for “excellency”; Isa 35:2 not more a field than “a fold for flocks.” Isa 65:10
Upon their borders.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
in Gilead: i.e. in part of it, other parts having been allotted to the halftribes of Reubenites and Manassites (Num 32:39-40. Deu 3:13. Jos 13:31).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Gilead: Gen 31:23
Bashan: 1Ch 5:11
Sharon: 1Ch 27:29, Son 2:1, Isa 35:2
their borders: Heb. goings forth
Reciprocal: 1Ch 5:9 – Gilead Act 9:35 – Saron
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 5:16. They dwelt in Gilead That is, the children or tribe of Gad inhabited a part of Gilead, the Reubenites and Manassites dwelling in other parts of it, Deu 3:12. In Bashan In the land of Bashan, as is said, 1Ch 5:11. And in her towns In some of her cities and towns. In all the suburbs of Sharon Not that Sharon in Canaan, but that to the east of Jordan, namely, in the fields and pasture-grounds of it. Upon their borders The borders of Gilead and Bashan. For Gilead, properly so called, or the greatest part of it, belonged to the Reubenites, and the greatest part of Bashan to the Manassites; and the Gadites, whose habitation was between these two tribes, had those parts of both these countries which lay toward their borders.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
5:16 And they dwelt in Gilead in {f} Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
(f) Both the whole country and one particular city were called Bashan.