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1 Chronicles 5:22
22They killed many of their enemy's soldiers because God was fighting for them. Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh's tribe took the land where the Hagrites had lived. They continued to live there until the exile of Judah's people.
1 Chronicles 5:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
- New International Version (NIV)and many others fell slain, because the battle was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile.
- New King James Version (NKJV)for many fell dead, because the war was God’s. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
Context of 1 Chronicles 5:22
20God helped their army to fight against their enemies. He put the Hagrites under their power, as well as the other people who fought with them. The soldiers of Manasseh, Reuben and Gad called out to God for help during the battle. God answered their prayers because they trusted him. 21They took all their enemies' animals. They included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and 2,000 donkeys. They also caught 100,000 people as their prisoners. They killed many of their enemy's soldiers because God was fighting for them. Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh's tribe took the land where the Hagrites had lived. They continued to live there until the exile of Judah's people. 23Half of Manasseh's tribe lived in the region of Bashan, on the east side of the Jordan River. Their borders were Baal-Hermon, Senir and Hermon mountain. They became very many people. 24These men were the leaders of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave soldiers and people respected them. They were leaders of their clans.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 5:22 word by word
כִּֽי־חֲלָלִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ נָפָ֔לוּ כִּ֥י מֵהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ם עַד־הַגֹּלָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For there fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- down manyרַבrab · manyH7227
- slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
- because the warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- And they dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in their steads until the captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:22
- Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you. You will only have to watch.’
- Joshua 23:10Because the Lord your God fights on your behalf, one of you can chase away 1,000 men! The Lord has promised to do this for you.
- Judges 3:2He wanted to teach the young men of Israel how to fight their enemies, because they had not fought battles before.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8He has only the strength of human soldiers to help him. But we have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles!’ After King Hezekiah of Judah said that to his men, they felt brave and strong.
- Nehemiah 4:20When you hear the sound of the trumpet, come to join us here. Our God will fight on our behalf.’
- Psalms 24:8Who is this great king? He is the Lord, who is strong and powerful. He is the Lord, who wins against his enemies.
- Proverbs 22:3A careful person can see danger and he will hide himself. But a silly person never stops, and he walks into trouble.
- Zechariah 14:3Then the Lord will go out. And he will fight against the people from those countries as in past years.
- Luke 14:31Then Jesus gave them another example. ‘Perhaps a king wants to fight a war against another king. But before he goes to fight, he sits down. He thinks to himself. “Can I win this war? My army is large, with 10,000 men. But the other king has twice as many soldiers in his army.
- Luke 22:36‘Now it is different,’ he said. ‘If you have a purse or bag, you should take it with you. If you do not have a sword, sell your coat. Use the money to buy one.
- Romans 8:31So, because of all the things that God does for us, we can say this: If God is working on our behalf, nobody can really do anything against us.
- Numbers 32:33So Moses gave to them all the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and Og, the king of Bashan. He gave to them the land with its towns and all the land round the towns. He gave it to the descendants of Gad and of Reuben and half of the tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh.
- 1 Chronicles 4:41When Hezekiah was the king of Judah, those leaders of Simeon's clans attacked the people who lived there. Some of those people were called Meunites. The men of Simeon destroyed their homes and they killed all the people. So even today none of those people still live there. Simeon's people lived there instead, because there was good grass for their sheep.
- 1 Chronicles 5:6Baal's son Beerah. Beerah was a leader of Reuben's tribe. Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, took him away to Assyria as his prisoner.
- 2 Kings 15:29While Pekah was the king of Israel, the king of Assyria, Tiglath-Pileser, attacked towns in Israel. He took these places for himself: Ijon, Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee and all of Naphtali's land. He took the people that lived in those places as prisoners to Assyria.
- 2 Kings 17:6When Hoshea had been king of Israel for nine years, the king of Assyria won the war against Samaria. He took the Israelites away to Assyria as his prisoners. He caused them to live in Halah, in Gozan beside the River Habor and in towns in Media.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22For there fell down many slain - The hundred thousand men mentioned above were probably made slaves, and were not slain. The Targum says, one hundred thousand souls of men. The war was of God - The Targum says, the war was דיי מימרא מן min meymera dayai, "from the Word of the Lord."Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-22The story of the war against the Hagrites expands on the elements introduced in 1 Chronicles 5:10. It was a conflict among shepherds over grazing land. All three tribes took part. The Chronicler describes their skills, military abilities, and numbers. With God fighting against the enemy, they won a great victory, gaining huge spoils and complete control of the territory.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2218-22. Hagarites--or, "Hagarenes," originally synonymous with "Ishmaelites," but afterwards applied to a particular tribe of the Arabs (compare Psa 83:6). Jetur--His descendants were called Itureans, and the country Auranitis, from Hauran, its chief city. These, who were skilled in archery, were invaded in the time of Joshua by a confederate army of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh, who, probably incensed by the frequent raids of those…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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