1 Chronicles 5:9 — Meaning and Application

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

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

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.

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. {throughout...: Heb. upon all the face of the east}

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