21 And they led away their cattle, even their camels fifty thousand, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand asses, and of [a]persons an hundred thousand.

22 For many fell down wounded, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the [b]captivity.

23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto [c]Baal Hermon, and Senir, and unto mount Hermon: for they increased.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:21 Hebrew, souls of men.
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:22 Meaning, the captivity of the ten tribes under Tiglath Pileser.
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:23 Otherwise called Baal Gad.

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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