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David decided to carry out a census of Israel’s fighting men which was a satanic idea certainly not pleasing to God. His commander perceived the error in this and tried to dissuade David, but he remained resolute.  So Joab went ahead with the count and reported back to David 1,100,000 fighting men. This count was evil in the sight of God so he punished Israel. Then David asked forgiveness of God, and God gave him 3 options of punishment. 3 years of famine, 3 months of being swept away by your enemies or 3 days of plague in the land. God sent a plague which killed 70,000 men. David told God that the fault was his and not the people’s, so asked for him and his family to be punished and not the people. So God ordered David to build an altar in order to offer sacrifices to halt the plague. David sought to buy some land to build the altar but the owner insisted in donating it. But David refused the offer and bought it for 6.9 kg of gold. He built the altar on which he made burnt and fellowship offerings. 

Israel’s army commander Joab defeated the Ammonites and captured Rabbah. David took the crown of their king, which weighed 34 kg in gold, and it was put on David’s head. 

Then war broke out with the Philistines and David’s army had repeated victories including the killing of giants at Gath. These killings included that of Goliath’s brother and another giant with 12 fingers and 12 toes.

Israel’s army commander Joab defeated the Ammonites and captured Rabbah. David took the crown of their king, which weighed 34 kg in gold, and it was put on David’s head. 

Then war broke out with the Philistines and David’s army had repeated victories including the killing of giants at Gath. These killings included that of Goliath’s brother and another giant with 12 fingers and 12 toes.

This story was previously told in 2 Samuel 10. It tells the story of how David sent a delegation to the Ammonites to express sympathy for the death of their king, but that this kind gesture was misinterpreted as in fact being a spying mission. So the Ammonites humiliated the delegation by shaving their beards, cutting their clothes so as to reveal their buttocks, and sent them away, meaning David soon heard about this humiliation. So the Ammonites together with their Syrian allies prepared for battle with the Israelites and David sent Joab to face them together with his brother Abishai. Israel was victorious with the enemy fleeing. In the battles David killed 7,000 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers as well as Shophak who was the Aramean commander. Thus the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

 Our arrival in Switzerland was greeted by a sunny warm day, but now we are surrounded my low clouds here up in the Alps. I have already seen 2 beautiful foxes really close by the house and seen 2 Red Squirrels. I have also seen lots of Great Tits, Coal Tits, Crested Tits and Nuthatches. Everything is very green here – greener than England – and we see and hear the Brown Swiss cows in the fields around us with their cow bells clanging.

The population of the little village called Tschiertschen where we are in Switzerland has a population of 200. Yesterday we had a nice hilly walk around the area which we really enjoyed. What a beautiful country this is! Liz is enjoying being here with her brother and chatting about their parents, Brazil, England etc.

I have just seen a red squirrel really close up eating from the squirrel-feeder Sam made. The squirrel-feeder only allows squirrels to eat from it as they have to lift a lid, which of course is something the birds can’t do. The bird-feeders are inaccessible to the squirrels. Sam is a very clever man who made all the little EAB gifts we are  distributing when ministering in churches around the UK.

 Our arrival in Switzerland was greeted by a sunny warm day, but now we are surrounded my low clouds here up in the Alps. I have already seen 2 beautiful foxes really close by the house and seen 2 Red Squirrels. I have also seen lots of Great Tits, Coal Tits, Crested Tits and Nuthatches. Everything is very green here – greener than England – and we see and hear the Brown Swiss cows in the fields around us with their cow bells clanging.

The population of the little village called Tschiertschen where we are in Switzerland has a population of 200. Yesterday we had a nice hilly walk around the area which we really enjoyed. What a beautiful country this is! Liz is enjoying being here with her brother and chatting about their parents, Brazil, England etc.

I have just seen a red squirrel really close up eating from the squirrel-feeder Sam made. The squirrel-feeder only allows squirrels to eat from it as they have to lift a lid, which of course is something the birds can’t do. The bird-feeders are inaccessible to the squirrels. Sam is a very clever man who made all the little EAB gifts we are  distributing when ministering in churches around the UK.

2 Samuel 8 is the earlier parallel to this chapter. Here the power of David’s reign is highlighted and a list of his mighty victories are related. David defeated and subdued the Philistines, defeated the Moabites and defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah capturing 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers and 20,000 foot soldiers. He hamstrung most of their chariot horses. David also defeated the Arameans when they tried to help Hadadezer. David obtained much gold and bronze plunder from Hadadezer and when king Tou of Hamath heard about it he paid homage to David and gave him a lot of gold, silver and bronze articles. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. 

David reigned over all Israel with Joab as army commander, Jehoshaphat was recorder, Zadok and Abiathar were priests and Shavsha was secretary. 

2 Samuel 8 is the earlier parallel to this chapter. Here the power of David’s reign is highlighted and a list of his mighty victories are related. David defeated and subdued the Philistines, defeated the Moabites and defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah capturing 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers and 20,000 foot soldiers. He hamstrung most of their chariot horses. David also defeated the Arameans when they tried to help Hadadezer. David obtained much gold and bronze plunder from Hadadezer and when king Tou of Hamath heard about it he paid homage to David and gave him a lot of gold, silver and bronze articles. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. 

David reigned over all Israel with Joab as army commander, Jehoshaphat was recorder, Zadok and Abiathar were priests and Shavsha was secretary. 

The parallel to this chapter is 2 Samuel 7.  David started feeling bad because he had a luxurious palace but the things of God dwelt in a tent, so he started thinking about building a temple. God however spoke to David through the prophet Nathan telling him that rather than David building him a house, he would build for David a house and dynasty and establish his throne forever. David thus replied to the Lord in prayer:

Who am I to deserve this was the reaction of David. Hence David launches into a prayer of thanksgiving. David is so overjoyed and grateful that he exclaims: “There is no one like you Lord, and there is no God but you”! David then prayed that the promise of God would indeed be confirmed and that his house would be established forever. 

The parallel to this chapter is 2 Samuel 7.  David started feeling bad because he had a luxurious palace but the things of God dwelt in a tent, so he started thinking about building a temple. God however spoke to David through the prophet Nathan telling him that rather than David building him a house, he would build for David a house and dynasty and establish his throne forever. David thus replied to the Lord in prayer:

Who am I to deserve this was the reaction of David. Hence David launches into a prayer of thanksgiving. David is so overjoyed and grateful that he exclaims: “There is no one like you Lord, and there is no God but you”! David then prayed that the promise of God would indeed be confirmed and that his house would be established forever. 

The ark was placed inside the tent prepared for it, and burnt and fellowship offerings were made before God. Then David gave each person a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins. After this David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord and some had to play musical instruments. Then David told Asaph and his associates to sing a Psalm of praise to the Lord, and much of this is also found in the Book of Psalms as for example Psalm 105. The Psalm of praise is as follows:

Give praise to the Lord… sing to him… glory in his holy name… look to the Lord and his strength… remember the wonders he has done… he is the Lord our God… he remembers his covenant forever… sing to the Lord all the earth… for great is the Lord… splendour and majesty are before him… ascribe to the Lord the glory due to his name… worship the Lord in the splendour of his holiness… give thanks to the Lord for he is good… praise be to the Lord the God of Israel! And all the people said amen and praise the Lord.

Then David left Asaph and his associates to minister regularly, and left Zadok and the priests to serve before the tabernacle. Then all the people went home and David returned home and blessed his family.

The mighty QPR won away on Saturday beating Wrexham 3 x 1. With this second win of the season QPR has now soared up the Championship to the half-way mark in 12th position! 💪😃

Liz went to Andover with Philip and Gyl to have a little spin out and for Luis and Philip to get their hair cut. Andover is a town of a little over 50,000 population about a 30 minute drive from Basingstoke. 

Yesterday we spoke at 2 churches. In the morning we had an excellent service at Cadnam Methodist Church and in the evening we had a lovely service at the West Wellow Gospel Hall from where EAB founder Albert Mundy originated. 

Today we were up at 5 am for Philip to take us to London Heathrow Airport to catch a flight to Zurich, Switzerland. There we were met by Liz’s brother Samuel who was born in Princesa Isabel. He drove us 2 hours east to the beautiful village of Tschiertschen up 1,530 metres in the Swiss Alps where he and his wife Gerti have a beautiful log cabin home which is absolutely outstanding. We have now just eaten a delicious wild mushroom lasagna picked and cooked by Gerti.

The mighty QPR won away on Saturday beating Wrexham 3 x 1. With this second win of the season QPR has now soared up the Championship to the half-way mark in 12th position! 💪😃

Liz went to Andover with Philip and Gyl to have a little spin out and for Luis and Philip to get their hair cut. Andover is a town of a little over 50,000 population about a 30 minute drive from Basingstoke. 

Yesterday we spoke at 2 churches. In the morning we had an excellent service at Cadnam Methodist Church and in the evening we had a lovely service at the West Wellow Gospel Hall from where EAB founder Albert Mundy originated. 

Today we were up at 5 am for Philip to take us to London Heathrow Airport to catch a flight to Zurich, Switzerland. There we were met by Liz’s brother Samuel who was born in Princesa Isabel. He drove us 2 hours east to the beautiful village of Tschiertschen up 1,530 metres in the Swiss Alps where he and his wife Gerti have a beautiful log cabin home which is absolutely outstanding. We have now just eaten a delicious wild mushroom lasagna picked and cooked by Gerti.

The mighty QPR won away on Saturday beating Wrexham 3 x 1. With this second win of the season QPR has now soared up the Championship to the half-way mark in 12th position! 💪😃

Liz went to Andover with Philip and Gyl to have a little spin out and for Luis and Philip to get their hair cut. Andover is a town of a little over 50,000 population about a 30 minute drive from Basingstoke. 

Yesterday we spoke at 2 churches. In the morning we had an excellent service at Cadnam Methodist Church and in the evening we had a lovely service at the West Wellow Gospel Hall from where EAB founder Albert Mundy originated. 

Today we were up at 5 am for Philip to take us to London Heathrow Airport to catch a flight to Zurich, Switzerland. There we were met by Liz’s brother Samuel who was born in Princesa Isabel. He drove us 2 hours east to the beautiful village of Tschiertschen up 1,530 metres in the Swiss Alps where he and his wife Gerti have a beautiful log cabin home which is absolutely outstanding. We have now just eaten a delicious wild mushroom lasagna picked and cooked by Gerti.

David prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. Then he said that the bringing of the ark to Jerusalem had to be done by the Levites as this was the will of God, and that the reason for the sad incident with Uzziah was because he wasn’t a Levite. So David assembled all the people and summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests to bring the ark to Jerusalem, and he instructed all the Levites to consecrate themselves for this. Some of the Levites would also be musicians for the procession sounding bronze cymbals, lyres and harps. Doorkeepers were appointed for the ark and the priests were to blow trumpets. Then they sacrificed 7 bulls and 7 rams. David was dressed in fine linen as were the Levites and the musicians and the one in charge of the singing. So all Israel finally brought the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with the sound of rams horns, trumpets, cymbals and music. But as the ark entered the city of David Michal, David’s wife and daughter of Saul, despised David’s dancing in her heart.

King Hiram of Tyre cent cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for King David. David took more wives and became the father of another 13 children including one called Solomon.

When the Philistines heard that David was king over all Israel they searched for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them. David enquired of God as to whether he should attack them, and upon receiving an affirmative he defeated them at Baal Perazim. David saw this victory as a watershed moment and he burnt the Philistine gods. Then the Philistines again confronted Israel and God told David to circle round and attack them in front of the Poplar trees, and again David was victorious with his fame becoming international! 

King Hiram of Tyre cent cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for King David. David took more wives and became the father of another 13 children including one called Solomon.

When the Philistines heard that David was king over all Israel they searched for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them. David enquired of God as to whether he should attack them, and upon receiving an affirmative he defeated them at Baal Perazim. David saw this victory as a watershed moment and he burnt the Philistine gods. Then the Philistines again confronted Israel and God told David to circle round and attack them in front of the Poplar trees, and again David was victorious with his fame becoming international! 

My hair might be whiter, but my heart is even brighter with the joy of the Lord! My back could be straighter, but my commitment could not be greater to God’s wonderful word! My devotion to preaching and teaching the Bible and summarizing its content for modern man is immovable! My dedication to caring for creation is steadfast, and my love for ministering God’s care for the poor grows every day! “Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!” (1 Corinthians 9:16)

Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been condemned to 27 years and 3 months prison for planning a coup so as to remain in power after his defeat in the last election. Whether he will actually serve this sentence remains to be seen. He will doubtless appeal against the conviction.

I have just received the lovely news from Brazil that Caetano and Rebeca, who are a lovely couple in our Patos church, together with their little boy Moises, are expecting a further addition to the family. 

Yesterday our 9-year-old grandson Luis went to Stagecoach which is a performing arts school for children which teaches acting, singing and dancing. Luis loves it and goes every Friday for 3 hour sessions. 

Last night we had a lovely meal at my sister Jean’s house where we also saw her children Lisa and David and her granddaughter Isla. It was a very pleasant evening. 

My hair might be whiter, but my heart is even brighter with the joy of the Lord! My back could be straighter, but my commitment could not be greater to God’s wonderful word! My devotion to preaching and teaching the Bible and summarizing its content for modern man is immovable! My dedication to caring for creation is steadfast, and my love for ministering God’s care for the poor grows every day! “Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!” (1 Corinthians 9:16)

Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been condemned to 27 years and 3 months prison for planning a coup so as to remain in power after his defeat in the last election. Whether he will actually serve this sentence remains to be seen. He will doubtless appeal against the conviction.

I have just received the lovely news from Brazil that Caetano and Rebeca, who are a lovely couple in our Patos church, together with their little boy Moises, are expecting a further addition to the family. 

Yesterday our 9-year-old grandson Luis went to Stagecoach which is a performing arts school for children which teaches acting, singing and dancing. Luis loves it and goes every Friday for 3 hour sessions. 

Last night we had a lovely meal at my sister Jean’s house where we also saw her children Lisa and David and her granddaughter Isla. It was a very pleasant evening. 

My hair might be whiter, but my heart is even brighter with the joy of the Lord! My back could be straighter, but my commitment could not be greater to God’s wonderful word! My devotion to preaching and teaching the Bible and summarizing its content for modern man is immovable! My dedication to caring for creation is steadfast, and my love for ministering God’s care for the poor grows every day! “Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!” (1 Corinthians 9:16)

Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been condemned to 27 years and 3 months prison for planning a coup so as to remain in power after his defeat in the last election. Whether he will actually serve this sentence remains to be seen. He will doubtless appeal against the conviction.

I have just received the lovely news from Brazil that Caetano and Rebeca, who are a lovely couple in our Patos church, together with their little boy Moises, are expecting a further addition to the family. 

Yesterday our 9-year-old grandson Luis went to Stagecoach which is a performing arts school for children which teaches acting, singing and dancing. Luis loves it and goes every Friday for 3 hour sessions. 

Last night we had a lovely meal at my sister Jean’s house where we also saw her children Lisa and David and her granddaughter Isla. It was a very pleasant evening. 

During Saul’s reign the ark of the covenant was put aside and largely forgotten, but when David came to the throne he called all the people from far a wide to unite in bringing back the ark. Then they went to Kiriath Jearim to bring up the ark of God the Lord. They put the ark on a new cart with Uzza and Ahio guiding it whilst David and all the Israelites celebrated with songs, harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets. However the oxen stumbled and Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, but this angered God who eliminated him! This really subdued the festivities and David was angry as it seemed impossible to bring the ark back to Jerusalem, and he ended up leaving the ark with the family of Obed-Edom at Gittite for 3 months where God blessed abundantly.

During Saul’s reign the ark of the covenant was put aside and largely forgotten, but when David came to the throne he called all the people from far a wide to unite in bringing back the ark. Then they went to Kiriath Jearim to bring up the ark of God the Lord. They put the ark on a new cart with Uzza and Ahio guiding it whilst David and all the Israelites celebrated with songs, harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets. However the oxen stumbled and Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, but this angered God who eliminated him! This really subdued the festivities and David was angry as it seemed impossible to bring the ark back to Jerusalem, and he ended up leaving the ark with the family of Obed-Edom at Gittite for 3 months where God blessed abundantly.

This chapter lists the warriors who adhered to David’s cause at Ziklag when he was still persecuted by Saul, and the warriors that joined David to crown him King at Hebron.

Firstly there were warriors who were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin. Then there were Gadites who defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. Their faces were the faces of lions and they were as swift as Gazelles. Other Benjamites and some from Judah also joined David in the stronghold. Some too of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight Saul. 

Secondly a great number of warriors united with David at Hebron to anoint him King. From Judah there were 6,800; from Simeon 7,100; from Levi 4,600; from Benjamin 3,000; from Ephraim 20,800; from half the tribe of Manasseh 18,000; from Issachar 200 chiefs; from Zebulun 50,000; from Naphtali 1,000 officers plus 37,000 men; from Dan 28,600; from Asher 40,000; and from east of the Jordan from Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh 120,000 men.

This chapter is a parallel to 1 Samuel 31 with much of the 2 chapters identical word for word. It tells the story of a battle between the Philistines and the Israelites when first of all the Philistines kill King Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. Then they pursued Saul and the archers wounded him. Saul ordered his armour-bearer to finish him off, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it, so Saul fell on his own sword and killed himself. The Philistines came and stripped him and cut off his head and hung it in the temple of their pagan god Dagon. Saul suffered this tragic demise because he was unfaithful to God to the extent of even consulting a medium rather than the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and gave the kingdom to David.

This chapter is a parallel to 1 Samuel 31 with much of the 2 chapters identical word for word. It tells the story of a battle between the Philistines and the Israelites when first of all the Philistines kill King Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. Then they pursued Saul and the archers wounded him. Saul ordered his armour-bearer to finish him off, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it, so Saul fell on his own sword and killed himself. The Philistines came and stripped him and cut off his head and hung it in the temple of their pagan god Dagon. Saul suffered this tragic demise because he was unfaithful to God to the extent of even consulting a medium rather than the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and gave the kingdom to David.

This chapter summarizes the return of the Israelites from their exile in Babylon focusing on the tribes of Benjamin, Judah and Levi. The 1,760 priests are mentioned and the Levites. A lot of emphasis is placed on the role of 212 gatekeepers responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tents. They were also in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord. 4 principal gatekeepers were also responsible for the rooms and treasuries in the house of the Lord. The gatekeepers spent the night stationed round the house of God and were responsible for opening it each morning. They were also responsible for the utensils, articles and furnishings of the temple. The chapter concludes with a repeat of the genealogy of Saul to serve as a literary bridge between the long genealogies of the opening 9 chapters of first Chronicles and the text about Saul’s suicide in chapter 10.

This chapter summarizes the return of the Israelites from their exile in Babylon focusing on the tribes of Benjamin, Judah and Levi. The 1,760 priests are mentioned and the Levites. A lot of emphasis is placed on the role of 212 gatekeepers responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tents. They were also in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord. 4 principal gatekeepers were also responsible for the rooms and treasuries in the house of the Lord. The gatekeepers spent the night stationed round the house of God and were responsible for opening it each morning. They were also responsible for the utensils, articles and furnishings of the temple. The chapter concludes with a repeat of the genealogy of Saul to serve as a literary bridge between the long genealogies of the opening 9 chapters of first Chronicles and the text about Saul’s suicide in chapter 10.

This chapter gives a detailed genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin focusing especially on Saul who was Israel’s first king. Jonathan, David’s great friend and Saul’s son, is also mentioned, though he did not become king after his father’s death because God eliminated Saul’s dynasty owing to his disobedience. The families of Benjamin living in Jerusalem are also mentioned. This detailed genealogy sets the scene for the following chapters of this book which cover the history of the tribe of Benjamin including the reign and death of King Saul.

This chapter gives a detailed genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin focusing especially on Saul who was Israel’s first king. Jonathan, David’s great friend and Saul’s son, is also mentioned, though he did not become king after his father’s death because God eliminated Saul’s dynasty owing to his disobedience. The families of Benjamin living in Jerusalem are also mentioned. This detailed genealogy sets the scene for the following chapters of this book which cover the history of the tribe of Benjamin including the reign and death of King Saul.

Philip and I are spending some enjoyable evenings playing chess together. Philip is still a beginner, but he is learning fast and nearly beat me last night.

I have just eaten Weetabix for breakfast which is 95% wholegrain wheat and very nice too. For British people this is very common, but for us from Brazil it’s a lovely change and a lovely taste. 😋

Here’s some news from the EAB 4-Legs Project! Have you ‘herd’ about the 8 sheep that walked into a ‘baa’ in Brazil? 😂

Pastor Rafael informs me of a good street service in São Mamede on Tuesday led by him and the Patos men’s fellowship. He says that a good crowd gathered to hear the Gospel blocking off the street. 

Today in Basingstoke, England there is a light drizzle on and off with a low temperature of 13 degrees and a high of 17.

 Now the genealogies of 6 northern tribes of Israel are presented: Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim and Asher with the focus being on the fighting preparedness of some of these tribes and their lineage. 

First of all comes Issachar which had a total fighting force of 87,000. Next came Benjamin with a total of 59,434. This was followed a brief list of the sons of Naphtali. Then the genealogy switches to Manasseh with the emphasis on the descendants of his son Gilead. Then comes something of the tribe of Ephraim’s lineage with a snapshot of tribal incidents involving Ezer and Elead being killed by men of Gath. Ephraim sorely mourned these deaths before having a new son with his wife. Finally came Asher whose descendants were said to be choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders amounting to 26,000 men.

 Now the genealogies of 6 northern tribes of Israel are presented: Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim and Asher with the focus being on the fighting preparedness of some of these tribes and their lineage. 

First of all comes Issachar which had a total fighting force of 87,000. Next came Benjamin with a total of 59,434. This was followed a brief list of the sons of Naphtali. Then the genealogy switches to Manasseh with the emphasis on the descendants of his son Gilead. Then comes something of the tribe of Ephraim’s lineage with a snapshot of tribal incidents involving Ezer and Elead being killed by men of Gath. Ephraim sorely mourned these deaths before having a new son with his wife. Finally came Asher whose descendants were said to be choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders amounting to 26,000 men.

This chapter details the genealogical information of the tribe of Levi which was the tribe set aside by God for his exclusive service, priesthood, tabernacle (then temple) worship and ministry. The genealogical focus is on the descendants of Levi’s 3 sons Gershon, Kohath and Merari. 

Details are given of the tabernacle/temple musicians. From the Kohathites of special note are Herman, to whom Psalm 88 is attributed, and Asaph to which about a dozen Psalms are attributed. 

Of course the first high priest Aaron and his sons are listed in this chapter. Then in the final section of the chapter the cities and respective pasture lands of the Levites are listed. The list is divided up by families with Kohath first, Gershon second and Merari last.  

This chapter relates the genealogies of the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh which lived east of the River Jordan. Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn but he lost his birthright because he defiled his father’s marriage bed which is probably a reference to him having had sex with one of his father’s concubines. The text also tells about Reuben’s descendants up to their Assyrian exile in about 733 BC.

Next come the descendants of Gad who lived north of the Reubenites east of the Jordan. The tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh summed 44,760 men fit for military service and they battled with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. God was with them and they seized 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys and 100,000 people. They killed many people too and occupied the land until the Assyrian exile. 

Finally in this chapter are listed the heads of Manasseh’s families. Sadly Reuban, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh turned away from God and returned to pagan idolatry which resulted in the eventual exile in Assyria of Israel as punishment from God.