1 Chronicles 5:18

_THE SONS OF REUBEN, AND THE GADITES, AND HALF THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH, OF VALIANT MEN, MEN ABLE TO BEAR BUCKLER AND SWORD, AND TO SHOOT WITH BOW, AND SKILFUL IN WAR, WERE FOUR AND FORTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THREESCORE, THAT WENT OUT TO THE WAR._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 5:1 THE SONS OF REUBEN. The tribe of Reuben is now taken third in order by the compiler, though Reuben was the first of all the sons of Israel. The distinct statements of 1 Chronicles 5:1 and 1 Chronicles 5:2, respecting the degradation of Reuben and his loss of the rights of primogeniture, are not to be understood, however, as mentioned in any way to account for his standing third here. That Judah takes in any genealogy the first place needs no other apology than that contained in this passage, "Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler" (i.e.

THE SONS OF REUBEN, AND THE GADITES, AND HALF THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH,.... These all joined together, living together on the one side of Jordan: OF VALIANT MEN, MEN ABLE TO BEAR BUCKLER AND SWORD, AND TO SHOOT WITH BOW, AND SKILFUL IN WAR; strong able bodied men; and not only able to bear and carry arms, sword in one hand, and shield in another; but were men of valour and courage, and had military skill, and knew how to handle their arms to advantage: [WERE] FOUR AND FORTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THREESCORE, THAT WENT OUT TO THE WAR: that used to go out when there was occasion, and did at this time....

3. SIMEON, REUBEN, GAD, AND MANASSEH Chapter S 4:24-5:26 _ 1. The sons of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24)_ 2. The sons of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:1) 3. The children of Gad and half Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:11) The account of the Simeonites is interesting. Some of their families had increased so much that they had no pasture for their flocks. Some went then to Gedor and found fat pasture and quietness. Others went to Mount Seir, and five hundred of them smote the Amalekites. Reuben was the firstborn, and the Chronicles state briefly why Reuben was not mentioned first in these genealogies. His birthright was given to the sons of Joseph. Judah, however, had

PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, often in an incomplete form: Adam to Israel (1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 2:2) with the exception of Cain's descendants (Genesis 4:16) the whole material is taken from Genesis 1-36; Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3); David (1 Chronicles 3:1); Judah again, and made up of fragments ...

VALIANT MEN. sons of valour. MEN. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14. These two and. half tribes, east of Jordan, chose their own portions, but were nearest to the enemy, and were the first to be carried away. Compare Lot, Genesis 13:10; Genesis 13:11, and Genesis 14:11; Genesis 14:12. Better to have our "lot" chosen for us by Jehovah (Genesis 13:14; Genesis 13:15)....

The War of the Trans-Jordanic Tribes against the Hagrites 18. _forty and four thousand_ According to Joshua 4:13 "about forty thousand" from these tribes crossed the Jordan with Joshua to aid in the Conquest. _that went out to the war_ R.V. THAT WERE ABLE TO GO FORTH TO WAR....

7. THE DESCENDANTS OF REUBEN, GAD, AND MANASSEH, WAR BEYOND THE JORDAN (1 Chronicles 5:18-26) TEXT 1 Chronicles 5:18. The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war. 19. And they made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab. 20. And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him. 21. And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty

GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) This chapter gives lists of the descendants of Reuben, the families of Gad, and the families of the eastern division of Manasseh....

THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 5 THE *TRIBE OF REUBEN – 1 CHRONICLES 5:1-10 V1 Reuben was *Israel’s first son by birth. But he had sex with one of his father’s wives. So, he lost the benefits of the first son. *Israel gave these benefits to the sons of Joseph. Joseph was a son of *Israel. Therefore, Reuben could not be in the list as the first among the sons of *Israel. V2 Judah became stronger than his brothers, an