Now in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead.
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- WEB In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.
- KJV 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.
- BSB During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the homes of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.
- NASB In the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand, so that they occupied their tents throughout the land east of Gilead.
- NLT During the reign of Saul, the Reubenites defeated the Hagrites in battle. Then they moved into the Hagrite settlements all along the eastern edge of Gilead.
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In Saul's days the Reubenites defeated the Hagrites and occupied their land east of Gilead. It records a military victory that expanded their territory.
Overview
During Saul's reign the Reubenites overcame the Hagrites, a nomadic people, and took possession of their dwellings. This success enlarged the tribe's holdings in the eastern lands. The episode introduces a series of victories the Chronicler attributes ultimately to God's help when his people trusted him (verse 20).
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- 1 Chr 5:18–21The sons of Reuben, 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-four thousand seven hundred sixty, that were able to go out to war.
- Ps 83:6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
- Gen 25:12Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
- Gen 21:9Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
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