2 Samuel 24 · Verse 5

2 Samuel 24:5

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, King James Version

2 Samuel 24:5 in other translations

BSBThey crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.
WEBThey passed over the Jordan and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and to Jazer;
ASVAnd they passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer:
YLTand they pass over the Jordan, and encamp in Aroer, on the right of the city that is in the midst of the brook of Gad, and unto Jazer,
DARBYAnd they passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the midst of the ravine of Gad, and toward Jaazer.
BBEAnd they went over Jordan, and starting from Aroer, from the town which is in the middle of the valley, they went in the direction of the Gadites, and on to Jazer;
WebsterAnd 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 towards Jazer:

What does 2 Samuel 24:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. they passed over Jordan--This census was taken first in the eastern parts of the Hebrew kingdom; and it would seem that Joab was accompanied by a military force, either to aid in this troublesome work, or to overawe the people who might display reluctance or opposition. the river of Gad--"Wady" would be a better term. It extends over a course estimated at about sixty miles, which, though in summer almost constantly dry, exhibits very evident traces of being swept over by an impetuous torrent in winter (see De 2:36).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 And pitched in Aroer - This was beyond Jordan, on the river Arnon, in the tribe of Gad: hence it appears, says Calmet, that they began their census with the most eastern parts of the country beyond Jordan.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:1-9

For the people's sin David was left to act wrong, and in his chastisement they received punishment. This example throws light upon God's government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. The pride of David's heart, was his sin in numbering of the people. He thought thereby to appear the more formidable, trusting in an arm of flesh more than he should have done, and though he had written so much of trusting in…

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2 Samuel 24:5 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.Ruand they passed overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
וַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.Nuand they encampedH2583
בַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'Erat AroerH6177
יְמִ֥יןye.Min[the] south ofH3225
הָעִ֛ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּתוֹךְ\־be.tokh-[is] in [the] middle ofH8432
הַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalthe wadiH5158
הַגָּ֖דha.Gad<the> GadH1410
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
יַעְזֵֽר\׃ya'.ZerJazerH3270

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 24:5

  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:

  • Joshua 13:9

    From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;

  • Joshua 13:16

    And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;

  • Numbers 32:3

    Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

  • Numbers 32:35

    And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

  • Numbers 21:32

    And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

  • Numbers 32:1

    Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

  • Isaiah 16:8-9

    For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.

  • Isaiah 17:2

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

  • 1 Samuel 30:28

    And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Aroer.
De 2:36; Jos 13:9,16; 1Sa 30:28; Isa 17:2
river. or, valley. Jazer.
Nu 32:1,3,35; Isa 16:8,9

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 24:4

    Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 24:5

    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 24:6

    Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,

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2 Samuel 24:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y pasando el Jordán asentaron en Aroer, á la mano derecha de la ciudad que está en medio de la arroyada de Gad y junto á Jazer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils passèrent le Jourdain et campèrent à Aroër, à droite de la ville qui est au milieu du torrent de Gad, et vers Jahzer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie gingen über den Jordan und lagerten sich zu Aroer, rechts von der Stadt, die mitten im Flußtale von Gad liegt, und nach Jaser hin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque pertransissent Jordanem, venerunt in Aroër ad dexteram urbis, quæ est in valle Gad: