1 Chronicles 5:11
New International Version
The Gadites lived next to them in Bashan, as far as Salekah:

New Living Translation
Next to the Reubenites, the descendants of Gad lived in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah.

English Standard Version
The sons of Gad lived over against them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

Berean Standard Bible
The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

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

New King James Version
And the children of Gad dwelt next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salcah:

New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah.

NASB 1995
Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.

NASB 1977
Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sons of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

American Standard Version
And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salecah:

Contemporary English Version
The tribe of Gad lived in the region of Bashan, north of the Reuben tribe. Gad's territory extended all the way to the town of Salecah.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salecah:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Gad's descendants lived next to Reuben's descendants in Bashan as far [east] as Salcah.

Good News Translation
The tribe of Gad lived to the north of Reuben in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah.

International Standard Version
Gad's descendants lived beside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

Majority Standard Bible
The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

NET Bible
The descendants of Gad lived near them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Gad lived across from them, in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan to Salcah:

World English Bible
The sons of Gad lived beside them in the land of Bashan to Salecah:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the sons of Gad have dwelt opposite them in the land of Bashan to Salcah:

Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Gad, over-against them have dwelt in the land of Bashan unto Salcah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Gad dwelt before them in the land of Bashan and Salcah:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Basan, as far as Selcha:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Truly, the sons of Gad lived in the opposite region from them, in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

New American Bible
The Gadites lived alongside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah.

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of Gad lived beside them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the children of Gad dwelt opposite them, in the land of Mathnin as far as the border of Siba and Salcah.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the children of Gad dwelt opposite them in the land of Mathnin, unto the border of Siba and of Salka.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sons of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Basan even to Sela.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Descendants of Gad
11The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah: 12Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.…

Cross References
Joshua 13:24-28
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad: / The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah; / the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir; ...

Numbers 32:33-42
So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them. / And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, / Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, ...

Deuteronomy 3:12-17
So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ...

Joshua 22:9-34
So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses. / And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan. / Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.” ...

2 Kings 10:32-33
In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory / from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.

1 Chronicles 12:37
And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.

1 Chronicles 27:21
over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner;

2 Chronicles 15:9
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

Ezekiel 48:1-7
“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. / Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. ...

Ezekiel 48:23-27
As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side. / Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west. / Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west. ...

Matthew 4:15
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

Luke 2:36
There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

Acts 26:7
the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

Revelation 7:5
From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

Genesis 46:16
The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.


Treasury of Scripture

And the children of Gad dwelled over against them, in the land of Bashan to Salcah:

the children.

Gad.

Genesis 30:11
And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

in the land Bashan.

Numbers 21:33
And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

Numbers 32:34-36
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, …

Deuteronomy 3:10-17
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan…

Salcah.

Joshua 13:11
And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;

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1 Chronicles 5
1. Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright.
3. Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites.
11. The chief men of Gad, and their habitations.
18. Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites.
23. The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh.
25. The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins.














The sons of Gad
The tribe of Gad was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, named after Gad, the seventh son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. The name "Gad" means "fortune" or "troop" in Hebrew, reflecting the tribe's reputation for being fierce warriors. Historically, the Gadites were known for their bravery and military prowess, as seen in their support of King David (1 Chronicles 12:8-15). Their role as protectors and warriors is a testament to their commitment to the security and prosperity of Israel.

lived next to them
This phrase indicates the geographical proximity of the Gadites to the other tribes, specifically the half-tribe of Manasseh mentioned earlier in the chapter. The Gadites settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River, a decision made during the time of Moses (Numbers 32). This location was strategic for defense and trade, allowing them to maintain strong connections with their fellow Israelites while also serving as a buffer against external threats.

in the land of Bashan
Bashan was a fertile and prosperous region known for its rich pastures and strong cities. It was located east of the Jordan River, in what is now modern-day Syria. The land of Bashan was conquered by the Israelites under Moses' leadership (Deuteronomy 3:1-11), and it became part of the inheritance for the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. The mention of Bashan highlights the abundance and blessing that God provided to His people, fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs.

as far as Salecah
Salecah, also known as Salkhad, was a city on the eastern frontier of Bashan. It marked the boundary of the territory occupied by the Gadites. The city's mention underscores the extent of the land given to the tribe of Gad, emphasizing God's provision and the fulfillment of His covenant promises. Salecah's strategic location further illustrates the importance of the Gadites in defending Israel's borders and maintaining the nation's security.

(11-17) THE SONS OF GAD, THEIR CLANS, TERRITORY, AND REGISTRATION.

(11) And the children of Gad dwelt over against them.--That is, adjoining them on the east of Jordan.

In the land of Bashan unto Salcah.--(Joshua 13:11.) Bashan, the ancient dominion of the giant Og (Numbers 21:33-35; Deuteronomy 3:1-12). Salcah now Sulkhad, on the south-east slope of Jebel Hauran in the extreme east of Gilead.

(12) Joel the chief (or, first; literally, head), and Shaphan the next (or second.)--Genesis 46:15 enumerates seven sons of Gad, a number corresponding with the clans of 1Chronicles 5:13; but none of the names are the same. . . .

Verses 11-17. - The tribe of Gad is taken next, and occupies but few lines. Gad was born seventh in order of all the sons of Jacob (Genesis 30:9-12), and first of the children of Leah's maid Zilpah. The compiler seems to pass easily on to Gad, from the mere circumstance of the name of the tribe being so constantly linked with that preceding, in the matter of local settlement on the east of Jordan, after the journeyings of the wilderness (Joshua 13:7, 8). The geography in vers. 11 and 16 offers very little difficulty. Compared with the time of the first settling of the Gadites (Deuteronomy 3:10-13; Joshua 13:25, 30), it is evident that they had pushed their borders further to the north, trenching somewhat upon the lot of the half-tribe Manasseh, as they also in turn extended their limits northward to Hermon (ver. 23). This reconciles Joshua 13:30 with the present passage. Salcah, or (Authorized Version) Salchah (Deuteronomy 3:10; Joshua 13:11), is probably to be identified as the modern Sulkhad, at the extreme eastern point of the plain Hauran, which is bordered by the desert. "In Gilead in Bashan" may be read, with some, as two coordinate places, separating them by a stop; or may point to a time when Bashan included the upper half of Gilead. Sharon, which Keil, quoting Reland, 'Pal. Ill.,' 370, would make the well-known Sharon of Carmel and the Mediterranean, is, though unmentioned elsewhere, probably distinguished sufficiently from it by the absence of the article, which is invariably prefixed to the other. Stanley's suggestion ('Sinai and Palestine,' edit. 1866, pp. 484, 485, 260) would seem exceedingly apt, that it is one in fact, as one in derivation and meaning, with the Mishor (i.e. "level ]ands," "table-land") of Gilead and Bashan. With this explanation, however, the term "suburbs" does not so well agree. Upon the other side, distant as the well-known Sharon is, a link of connection might be found with it, in that the other Manasseh half-tribe stretched into its plains; and in that case the last word of the verse, תּועְאותָם, might mean (Joshua 17:9) "the outgoings" of the land or regions in question to the "sea"-coast.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The descendants
וּבְנֵי־ (ū·ḇə·nê-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Gad
גָ֣ד (ḡāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1410: Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet

lived
יָֽשְׁב֛וּ (yā·šə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

next to [the Reubenites]
לְנֶגְדָּ֗ם (lə·neḡ·dām)
Preposition-l | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

in the land
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Bashan,
הַבָּשָׁ֖ן (hab·bā·šān)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1316: Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan

as
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

far as Salecah:
סַלְכָֽה׃ (sal·ḵāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5548: Salecah -- a city on the eastern border of Bashan


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