20 He said about Gad:

The one who enlarges Gad’s territory
will be blessed.
He lies down like a lion
and tears off an arm or even a head.(A)

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18 The descendants of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve(A) in the army—men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war. 19 They waged war against the Hagrites,(B) Jetur,(C) Naphish, and Nodab. 20 They received help against these enemies because they cried out to God in battle, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them.(D) He was receptive to their prayer because they trusted in him.(E) 21 They captured the Hagrites’ livestock—fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand donkeys—as well as one hundred thousand people. 22 Many of the Hagrites were killed because it was God’s battle.(F) And they lived there in the Hagrites’ place(G) until the exile.(H)

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Prophecies against Ammon

49 About the Ammonites,(A) this is what the Lord says:

Does Israel have no sons?
Is he without an heir?
Why then has Milcom[a][b] dispossessed Gad(B)
and his people settled in their cities?

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Footnotes

  1. 49:1 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads Malkam
  2. 49:1 = Molech

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