John Gill Commentary 1 Chronicles 5:9

"and eastward he dwelt even unto the entrance of the wilderness from the river Euphrates, because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead." — 1 Chronicles 5:9 (ASV)

And eastward he inhabited
Either Bela, or the tribe of Reuben:

unto the entering in of the wilderness ;
the wilderness of Kedemoth, which was near to Sihon king of Heshbon, whose land the Reubenites inhabited, (Deuteronomy 2:26)

from the river Euphrates ;
a learned man ^F18 thinks that this river Phrat was different from the Euphrates near Babylon, which was northward, since this was to the east or southeast:

because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead ;
therefore their habitation was extended further, even to the river Euphrates, as in the days of David and Solomon, (2 Samuel 8:3) (1 Kings 4:21) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F18: Texelii Phoenix, l. 3. c. 7. p. 272.