The cities here named fall into three groups. On Dibon, compare to Numbers 21:19. The Moabite stone was discovered here in 1868. This city, occupie…

And the children of Gad built Dibon ... Better, repaired or fortified. Some of the cities mentioned in …

And the children of Gad built
Or rather repaired the walls and fortifications, and rebuilt houses which had been dem…

Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed their names; probably these nam…