SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:21
Y tomaron sus ganados, cincuenta mil camellos, y doscientas cincuenta mil ovejas, dos mil asnos, y cien mil personas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 5:21
Verse 21. They took away their cattle] This was a war of extermination as to the political state of the people, which nothing could justify but an especial direction of God; and this he could never give against any, unless the cup of their iniquity had been full. The Hagarites were full of idolatry: see ver. 25.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. And they took away their cattle , etc.] Which they brought with them, and they found in their camp when they fled, or in their fields: of their camels fifty thousand ; with which Arabia abounded, and were fit to travel with in those hot and desert countries, being strong to carry burdens, and able to bear much thirst. The Arabians, as Diodorus Siculus f49 reports, brought up camels, for almost all the uses of life; as for the sake of their milk and flesh to feed upon, as well as for carrying burdens in common; and which in time of war they loaded with provisions for the army, and fought upon, one of them carrying two archers with their backs to each other, the one to meet the enemy in front, the other to annoy those that pursued them; and so the Parthians made use of camels both to fight on, and to carry provisions for their soldiers f50 : and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand ; which these Hagarites kept both for food and clothing, and some of them might be now taken with them to supply their army; the Spartans carried sheep with them in their expeditions, as sacrifices to their gods f51 ; but it need not be supposed that these creatures, and those that follow, were in such large numbers with the Hagarites in the battle, but were afterwards found, partly in their camp, and partly in the places inhabited by them: and of asses two thousand ; used to ride on, and carry loads, and also to plough with; and in all these lay the wealth of men in those times and countries, (see Job 1:1,3) and of men one hundred thousand ; so that they took captive above as many more as their army consisted of.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Genealogies. --This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seate on the east side of Jordan. They were made captives by the king of Assyria, because they had forsaken the Lord. Only two things are her recorded concerning these tribes. 1. They all shared in a victory Happy is that people who live in harmony together, who assist eac other against the common enemies of their souls, trusting in the Lord and calling upon him. 2. They shared in captivity. They would have the best land, not considering that it lay most exposed. The desire of earthly objects draws to a distance from God's ordinances, and prepare men for destruction __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וישׁבו 7617 מקניהם 4735 גמליהם 1581 חמשׁים 2572 אלף 505 וצאן 6629 מאתים 3967 וחמשׁים 2572 אלף 505 וחמורים 2543 אלפים 505 ונפשׁ 5315 אדם 120 מאה 3967 אלף׃ 505
