Genesis 49:19
Gad, being girded, will fight before him. And he himself will be girded backward.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
In Context
18I will wait for your salvation, O Lord.
20Asher: his bread will be fat, and he will provide delicacies to the kings.
Cross References
Genesis 30:11said: “Happiness!” And for this reason, she called his name Gad.
Numbers 32:1Now the sons of Ruben and of Gad had many herds, and their substance in cattle was inestimable. And when they had seen that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for feeding animals,
Joshua 13:8With them, Reuben and Gad have possessed the land, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, delivered to them beyond the river Jordan, on the eastern side:
1 Chronicles 3:18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, and Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
1 Chronicles 5:20And the Hagarites were delivered into their hands, and all who were with them. For they called upon God while they did battle. And he heeded them, because they had trusted in him.
1 Chronicles 5:26And so the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, the king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser, the king of Assur. And he took away Reuben, and Gad, and the one half tribe of Manasseh. And he led them to Halah, and to Habor, and to Hara, and to the river of Gozan, even to this day.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:14-22
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I… Read the whole commentary →