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21 They captured from the enemy 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys, and took 100,000 prisoners of war. 22 They killed many of the enemy, because the war was God's will. And they went on living in that territory until the exile.[a]

The People of East Manasseh

23 The people of East Manasseh settled in the territory of Bashan as far north as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon, and their population increased greatly.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:22 About 722 b.c. the Assyrians conquered northern Israel and the Israelite territory east of the Jordan River and deported the people (see 2 K 15.29).

21 They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive, 22 and many others fell slain, because the battle(A) was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.(B)

The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

23 The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh(C) were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).(D)

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