And the sons of Gad built 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,
- BSB And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- NKJV And the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and 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, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. Yahweh our God delivered up all before us.
- Num 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Isa 17:2The cities of Aroer are forsaken. They will be for flocks, which shall lie down, and no one shall make them afraid.
- Num 33:45–46They traveled from Iyim, and encamped in Dibon Gad.
- Num 21:20and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
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