and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 8. And. So Hebrew and so forth as f he was one of the princes. But the Vulg. seems to begin a new sentence, Porro, “now Bala.” The possessions of this man must have been very extensive, from the Euphrates till ( Bible.) Baal-meon, within nine miles of Hesebon, (Eus.) almost ( Calmet.) as far as the Jordan. Tirinus.—Bala, or his descendants, extended their conquests as far as the Euphrates, which had been promised to Israel; and, under Saul, conquered the Agarites, who sprung from Agar. Syr. and so forth “the Arabs of Sacca,” or the Scenites, “dwelling under tents,” and inhabiting the Desert Arabia. The details of this war are probably given, verse 19, and so forth Calmet.