Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
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Gill's Exposition
Gilead is mine,.... This is particularly mentioned, because over this Abner made Ishbosheth king, Sa2 2:9; and is the place to which the Jews shall be brought in the latter day, when converted, Zac…
Barnes' Notes
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine - That is, My dominion or authority is extended over these regions - Gilead, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Judah. The idea here is substantially the same as in the former…
David is here rejoicing in hope and praying in hope; such are the triumphs of the saints, not so much upon the account of what they have in possession as of what they have in prospect (Psa 60:6): "God…
Cambridge Bible
Gilead and Manasseh, that is the land of Bashan in which half the tribe of Manasseh settled, stand for the territory east of the Jordan and the tribes settled there: Ephraim and Judah stand for the…
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