And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
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Gill's Exposition
And the children of Israel heard say,.... Those that dwelt in the land of Canaan, for otherwise, as before observed, the two tribes and a half on the other side Jordan were Israelites also; and this…
Barnes' Notes
The two tribes and a half erected this altar in order to keep alive their claim to have the same interest as the other tribes had in the sanctuary of God, which was established on the west side of…
Adam Clarke
The borders of Jordan, that are in - Canaan - This verse can never mean that they built the altar on the west side of Jordan, for this was not in their territories; nor could it be a place for the…
Cambridge Bible
unto the borders of Jordan More literally, the circles of the Jordan. Comp. Jos 13:2, "the borders (or circles) of the Philistines;" Joe 3:4, "all the coasts (or circles) or Palestine;" Mat 3:5; "the…
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