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Who Were the Hagrites?
Commentators agree that the 'Hagrites' were a nomadic Arab people descended from Hagar, the mother of Ishmael. They were a prominent and wealthy tribe living in the lands east of Gilead, which the Reubenites conquered and occupied during the reign of King Saul.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 5:10
18th Century
Theologian
The "Hagarites" or "Hagarenes" are generally regarded as descendants of Hagar and a distinct branch of the Ishmaelites ([Reference 1 Chronicles 27:…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 5:10
19th Century
Bishop
And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites. —The great extension of the tribe in an easterly direction took…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 5:10
17th Century
Pastor
And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites ,
&c.] Not with the Hungarians, as the Targum, a people not…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 5:1–26
17th Century
Minister
This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seated on the east side of Jordan. They were taken captive by the king of Assyria beca…