These were the sons of Jacob,^(D) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.^(E)

⁴ Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.^(A)

¹⁸ These were the clans of Gad;^(A) those numbered were 40,500.

¹² The men of Reuben,^(A) Gad^(B) and the half-tribe of Manasseh^(C) crossed over, ready for battle, in front of the Israelites,^(D) as Moses had directed them.^(E)

Gad

⁸ Some Gadites^(A) defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions,^(B) and they were as swift as gazelles^(C) in the mountains.