And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- KJV And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
- NKJV And the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,
- NASB And the sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- NLT The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
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Quick answer
The Gadites rebuild Dibon, Ataroth, and Aroer. They begin establishing their settlements in the territory granted to them.
Overview
The children of Gad set about rebuilding and fortifying cities in their new territory east of the Jordan. The naming of specific towns roots the account in real geography and history. These concrete acts of settlement show the agreement taking shape, as God's provision of land moves from promise to tangible reality for the tribe.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Deut 2:36From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.
- Num 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Isa 17:2The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
- Num 33:45–46They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.
- Num 21:20and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.
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