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2 Samuel 24:5

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 24:5

Verse 5 of 25

Scripture focus

And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that [lieth] in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

2 Samuel 24:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:5

Theological / Devotional

They passed over Jordan. These details of the method of taking the census are omitted in Chronicles. Crossing the Jordan, Joab and the captains of the host began the work in the extreme south, at Aroer. This city was on the banks of the river Arnon (Deut. 2:36; Joshua 13:16), on the southern border of Israel’s territory in Transjordan. Its ruins still bear the name ‘Ara‘ir.

Midst of the river. Or, “midst of the wadi” (see Joshua 13:9).

Of Gad. One of the recensions of the LXX reads “toward Gad” or “unto Gad.”

Jazer. A city on the border of Gad (Joshua 13:24, 25).

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