SEV Biblia, Chapter 32:37
Y los hijos de Rubén edificaron a Hesbón, y a Eleale, y a Quiriataim,
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 37. And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim .] Heshbon was the royal city of Sihon king of the Amorites, and Elealeh was within a mile of it, (see Numbers 32:3), this shows that those cities were not built anew properly, only repaired, for they were cities in being long before; besides, they had not time to build new cities, for in a few months after this they passed over Jordan; though indeed they left men enough behind to rebuild cities, whom they might set to work about them when they departed: Kirjathaim is, by the Targum of Jonathan, called the city of two streets paved with marble, and it adds, this is Beresha: Jerom says, it is now called Coraiatha, which is pretty near its ancient name, and that it is ten miles from Medeba, a city of Arabia, mentioned as one of the cities in the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, ( Numbers 21:30 Isaiah 15:2).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 28-42 - Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be forgotten. spirit of selfishness, of seeking our own, not the things of Christ when each one ought to assist others, is as dangerous as it is common It is impossible to be sincere in the faith, sensible of the goodnes of God, constrained by the love of Christ, sanctified by the power of the Holy Ghost, and yet be indifferent to the progress of religion, an the spiritual success of others, through love of ease, or fear of conflict. Let then your light so shine before men, that they may se your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ובני 1121 ראובן 7205 בנו 1129 את 853 חשׁבון 2809 ואת 853 אלעלא 500 ואת 853 קריתים׃ 7156
