1 Chronicles 5 · Verse 8

1 Chronicles 5:8

And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:
1 Chronicles 5:8, King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:8 in other translations

BSBJeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
WEBand Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;
ASVand Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
YLTand Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel--he is dwelling in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-Meon;
DARBYand Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;
BBEAnd Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who was living in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon;
WebsterAnd Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even to Nebo, and Baal-meon:

What does 1 Chronicles 5:8 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Who dwelt in Aroer - This town was situated on the river Arnon; and Nebo was both a city and a mountain in the same country. They both lay on the other side of Jordan.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 5:8 in the original Hebrew

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וּבֶ֙לַע֙u.Ve.la'and BelaH1106
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עָזָ֔ז'a.ZazAzazH5811
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
שֶׁ֖מַעShe.ma'ShemaH8087
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יוֹאֵ֑לyo.'ElJoelH3100
ה֚וּאhu'heH1931
יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[was] dwellingH3427
בַּעֲרֹעֵ֔רba.'a.ro.'Erin AroerH6177
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
נְב֖וֹne.VoNeboH5015
וּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'aland BaalH1186
מְעֽוֹן\׃me.'onMeonH1186

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 5:8

  • Numbers 32:38

    And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

  • Numbers 32:34

    And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

  • 1 Chronicles 5:4

    The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

  • Isaiah 15:2

    He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

  • Joshua 13:17

    Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,

  • Ezekiel 25:9

    Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth–jeshimoth, Baal–meon, and Kiriathaim,

  • Isaiah 17:2

    The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

  • Deuteronomy 34:1

    And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

  • Deuteronomy 32:49

    Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shema.
5:4
Shemaiah. Aroer.
Nu 32:34, De 2:36, Jos 13:15-21; Isa 17:2
Nebo.The city of Nebo was doubtless situated on or near the Celebrated mountain of the dsame name, east of Jordan.
Nu 32:38; De 32:49; 34:1; Isa 15:2
Baal-meon.
Jos 13:17; Eze 25:9

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 5:7

    And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

  • 1 Chronicles 5:8

    And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:

  • 1 Chronicles 5:9

    And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

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1 Chronicles 5:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Bela hijo de Azaz, hijo de Sema, hijo de Joel, habitó en Aroer hasta Nebo y Baal-meón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et Béla, fils d’Azaz, fils de Shéma, fils de Joël; lui habitait à Aroër, et jusqu’à Nebo et Baal-Méon;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und Bela, der Sohn Asas, des Sohnes Schemas, des Sohnes Joels; dieser wohnte in Aroer und bis Nebo und Baal-Meon;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Porro Bala filius Azaz filii Samma filii Joël, ipse habitavit in Aroër usque ad Nebo, et Beelmeon.