Commentary for II Samuel 24:5
וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בַעֲרוֹעֵ֗ר יְמִ֥ין הָעִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּתוֹךְ־הַנַּ֥חַל הַגָּ֖ד וְאֶל־יַעְזֵֽר׃
And they passed over the Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer;
Rashi on II Samuel
[The valley of] Gad unto Yazer. He [Yoav] started with the people of Gad because they were hardened warriors. He reasoned, "If only they fight me and stop me".3From taking this census.
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