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Then they went on to Jazer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and began from Aroer, and from the city that is in the middle of the valley, toward Gad and on to Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that <i>lieth</i> in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they crossed over the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the town which <i>is</i> in the midst of the ravine of Gad, and toward Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the Valley of Gad and toward Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad and toward Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and toward Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad and toward Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They crossed over the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the south side of the city which is in the middle of the river valley [of the Arnon] toward Gad, and on toward Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and then proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and then proceeded toward Gad and Jazer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan River and began with Aroer and the town in the middle of the river valley. From there they went toward Gad and on as far as Jazer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan River and camped at Aroer, south of the city in the middle of the valley. Then they went to Gad and to Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped south of Aroer, the city in the middle of the valley, in the territory of Gad. From there they went north to Jazer, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan River, encamped at Aroer south of the town that is located in the river valley, proceeding through Gad and then on toward Jazer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They crossed over the Jordan and began from Aroer, and from the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad; then on to Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 towards Jazer:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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 to Jazer; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and 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 to Jazer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will pass over Jordan, and they will encamp in Aroer, the right hand of the city which is in the midst of the torrent of Gad, and towards Jazer:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they had passed the Jordan, they came to Aroer to the right side of the city, which is in the vale of Gad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Crossing the Jordan, they began near Aroer, south of the city in the wadi, and turned in the direction of Gad toward Jazer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They crossed the Jordan, and began from Aroer and from the city that is in the middle of the valley, toward Gad and on to Jazer.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they crossed the Jordan and came to Sharob, which is on the right side of the city that lies in the midst of the valley of Gad and toward Eleazer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they crossed the Jordan and they came to Sharub that was on the right side of the city that was within the valley of Gad and of Eliazar<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they passed over the Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they went over Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right of the city which is in the midst of the valley of Gad and Eliezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/24-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=7478" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">David's Military Census</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘aḇ·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">They crossed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: way·ya·ḥă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">and camped</a> <a href="/hebrew/6177.htm" title="6177: ḇa·‘ă·rō·w·‘êr (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Or 'Aro'er; or 'Ar'owr; the same as arow'er; nudity of situation; Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine.">near Aroer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yə·mîn (N-fsc) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">south</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the town</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in the middle</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: han·na·ḥal (Art:: N-ms) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">of the valley,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1410.htm" title="1410: hag·gāḏ (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- From guwd; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet.">and proceeded toward Gad</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3270.htm" title="3270: ya‘·zêr (N-proper-fs) -- A place E. of the Jordan. Or Yazer; from azar; helpful; Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan.">and Jazer.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">1 Chronicles 21:5</a></span><br />And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2-3</a></span><br />“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. / You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Numbers 26:2</a></span><br />“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Exodus 30:12</a></span><br />“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/11-8.htm">1 Samuel 11:8</a></span><br />And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-4.htm">1 Samuel 15:4</a></span><br />So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-15.htm">1 Kings 20:15</a></span><br />So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/20-2.htm">Judges 20:2</a></span><br />The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/20-10.htm">Judges 20:10</a></span><br />We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">1 Chronicles 27:23-24</a></span><br />David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky. / Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Luke 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire. / This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. / And everyone went to his own town to register.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-37.htm">Acts 5:37</a></span><br />After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4</a></span><br />And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Hebrews 11:12</a></span><br />And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lies in the middle of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:</p><p class="hdg">Aroer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a></b></br> From Aroer, which <i>is</i> by the brink of the river of Arnon, and <i>from</i> the city that <i>is</i> by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Joshua 13:9,16</a></b></br> From Aroer, that <i>is</i> upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that <i>is</i> in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-28.htm">1 Samuel 30:28</a></b></br> And to <i>them</i> which <i>were</i> in Aroer, and to <i>them</i> which <i>were</i> in Siphmoth, and to <i>them</i> which <i>were</i> in Eshtemoa,</p><p class="hdg">river, or, valley </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">Numbers 32:1,3,35</a></b></br> 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 <i>was</i> a place for cattle; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Isaiah 16:8,9</a></b></br> For the fields of Heshbon languish, <i>and</i> the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come <i>even</i> unto Jazer, they wandered <i>through</i> the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-28.htm">Aroer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-28.htm">Aro'er</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-20.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-26.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-22.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-40.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-28.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-5.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Gorge</a> <a href="/joshua/21-39.htm">Jaazer</a> <a href="/joshua/21-39.htm">Jazer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-2.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-9.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-20.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-14.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-10.htm">Ravine</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">River</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-11.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-27.htm">South</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-4.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Aroer</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Aro'er</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-37.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-6.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-20.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-8.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-30.htm">Encamp</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-11.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Gorge</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-81.htm">Jaazer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-81.htm">Jazer</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-20.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-37.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">Ravine</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-22.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">River</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-7.htm">Side</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">South</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-20.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-37.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">and the plague stops</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/2_samuel/24.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>They crossed the Jordan</b><br />The Jordan River holds significant historical and spiritual importance in the Bible. It was the boundary that the Israelites crossed to enter the Promised Land, symbolizing a transition from the wilderness into a land of promise and fulfillment. The act of crossing the Jordan here signifies a movement into a new phase of action, reflecting obedience to God's command despite the underlying tension of the census.<p><b>and camped at Aroer</b><br />Aroer was a city located on the northern bank of the Arnon River, marking the southern boundary of the territory of Reuben. The name "Aroer" means "ruins" or "bare," which could symbolize the desolation that results from disobedience to God. This location serves as a strategic point for the census, indicating the thoroughness of the survey being conducted.<p><b>south of the city in the middle of the valley</b><br />This phrase provides a geographical context, emphasizing the centrality and accessibility of the location. The valley often represents a place of decision and testing in biblical literature. Here, it underscores the comprehensive nature of the census, as it covers even the most central and significant areas of the land.<p><b>and then proceeded toward Gad</b><br />The tribe of Gad settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River. Gad's territory was known for its fertile land and strategic military position. The mention of Gad highlights the inclusion of all tribes in the census, reflecting the unity and collective responsibility of the nation of Israel.<p><b>and Jazer</b><br />Jazer was a city of the Amorites, later given to the tribe of Gad. It was known for its vineyards and agricultural productivity. The inclusion of Jazer in the census route signifies the importance of accounting for all resources and people, as well as the thoroughness of the task undertaken by David's men. This reflects a sense of stewardship and responsibility over the land and its inhabitants.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Pitched in Aroer.</span>--The census began on the east of Jordan, at the extreme south, thence passed northwards through the eastern tribes, and crossing the Jordan, passed southwards through the western tribes. Aroer is the city described in <a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm" title="From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all to us:">Deuteronomy 2:36</a>; <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm" title="And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;">Joshua 13:16</a> as on the river Arnon, at the extreme southern border of the trans-Jordanie territory.<p><span class= "bld">Of Gad.</span>--This follows the Masoretic reading. It is better to put a period after the word <span class= "ital">river</span>, and for "of Gad" to read "towards Gad." Perhaps the words "and they came" (towards Gad) may have been lost from the text.<p><span class= "bld">Jazer.</span>--A boundary city of Gad (<a href="/joshua/13-25.htm" title="And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that is before Rabbah;">Joshua 13:25</a>). Thence they went to Gilead.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Aroer</span>. There is some uncertainty as to the Aroer here meant. There is first a city of that name in the tribe of Gad facing Rabbah (<a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Joshua 13:25</a>), and this is apparently the city meant; for it is said that "Joab and his men pitched in Aroer, on the south side of the city situated in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer." Now, Jazer is also in Gad, about seven miles west of Rabbah, and as Rabbah is on the extreme east of the Israelite territory towards Ammon, it would be a very convenient spot from which to commence the numbering, But there is another Aroer on the Arnon, to the south of Reuben, and many commentators think that this Aroer must be meant, as otherwise the tribe of Reuben would seem to have been omitted. But this Aroer is regularly called "Aroer on the brink of the valley of Arnon" (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-48.htm">Deuteronomy 4:48</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Joshua 12:2</a>; <a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Joshua 13:9, 16</a>); or simply Aroer "in the valley of Arnon" (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12</a>; <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">2 Kings 10:33</a>); and cannot possibly be "the city in the midst of the valley of Gad," nor can this Aroer be "toward Jazer." Really the difficulty is made by commentators whose idea of the method of the census is superficial. Joab, in commencing it, formed an encampment in the open country on the right-hand side, that is, on the south of Aroer in the tribe of Gad, as being central, with Reuben on the south, and Manasseh on the north. It was "toward Jazer," that is, it was on the Jazer side of Aroer, and not on the side opposite Rabbah. We, with our simpler way of describing the points of the compass, would merely say that Joab's camp was in the open pasture land southwest of Aroer. Joab probably selected this spot because, though on the eastern border, it was yet not too far from Jerusalem, was central, and because a brook from Jazer flowing eastward for some distance, and thence to the north past Rabbah, would supply his people with water; and from this camp he would direct the proceedings of those who were to take the census. And as probably there would be considerable opposition - for the people would see in an act which for four centuries had been in desuetude threats of heavier taxation, of heavier forced labour, and of longer service with the army - Joab would require the presence of a body of troops sufficiently powerful to overawe malcontents. And these would be of no use at Aroer on the Arnon, in the distant south, but must lie eneamped in some central position, whence detachments could rapidly be moved to any place where there was danger of resistance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/24-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They crossed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aḇ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and camped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·ḥă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp</span><br /><br /><span class="word">near Aroer,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַעֲרוֹעֵ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇa·‘ă·rō·w·‘êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6177.htm">Strong's 6177: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aroer -- three cities in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">south</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the town</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֛יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the middle</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the valley,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּ֥חַל</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and proceeded toward Gad</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jazer.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעְזֵֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya‘·zêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3270.htm">Strong's 3270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jazer -- a place East of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 24:5 They passed over the Jordan and encamped (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/24-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/24-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>