1 Chronicles 5

^{1 !} The birthright taken from Reuben and giuen to the sonnes of Joseph.

^{1 a} Because thei were made two tribes, thei had a bouble portion.

^{2 b} That is, he was the chiefest of all the tribes according to Jaakobs prophecie, {Gen. 49, 8} because Christ shulde come of him.

^{3 !} The genealogie of Reuben.

^{6 c} To wit, in the time of Vziiah King of Israel, {2 Kings 15, 29}

^{8 d} These places were beyonde Jorden to ward the East in the land giuen tothe Reubenites.

^{9 /} Or, Euphrates.

^{10 e} The Ismaelites that came of Hagar Abrahams concubine.

^{11 !} And Gad.

^{16 f} Bothe the hole countrey & one peculiar citie were called by this name Bashan.

^{19 g} These twaine were the sonnes of Ismael, {Gene. 25, 13}.

^{20 h} To wit, by the Lord, that gaue them the victorie.

^{21 /} Ebr soules of men.

^{22 i} Meaning the captiuitie of the ten tribes vnder Tilgath-Pilneeser.

^{23 !} And of the halfe tribe of Manasseh.

^{23 k} Otherwise, called Baal-gad .

^{26 l} Thus God stirred vp the wicked and vsed them, as instruments to execute his juste judgements against sinners, althogh they were led with malice & ambition.