God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 5:22
22Many were killed in battle because this was God’s war. Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the Hagrites’ land until the Assyrians captured them.
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
20and received help while fighting them. Hagar’s descendants and the nations with them were handed over to Reuben’s descendants. They had called out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayers because they trusted him. 21They confiscated the Hagrites’ livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, and 2,000 donkeys. They captured 100,000 people. Many were killed in battle because this was God’s war. Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the Hagrites’ land until the Assyrians captured them. 23Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. The tribe members were numerous. 24These were the heads of Manasseh’s families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were soldiers who were famous heads of their families.
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 is fighting for you! So be still!”
- Joshua 23:10One of you used to chase a thousand. That was because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as he had promised you.
- Judges 3:2The Lord left them to teach Israel’s descendants about war, at least those who had known nothing about it in the past.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8The king of Assyria has human power on his side, but the Lord our God is on our side to help us and fight our battles.” So the people were encouraged by what King Hezekiah of Judah said.
- Nehemiah 4:20When you hear the trumpet, assemble around me. Our God will fight for us!”
- Psalms 24:8Who is this king of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty! The Lord, heroic in battle!
- Proverbs 22:3Sensible people foresee trouble and hide ⌞from it⌟, but gullible people go ahead and suffer ⌞the consequence⌟.
- Zechariah 14:3Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as he does when he fights a battle.
- Luke 14:31“Or suppose a king is going to war against another king. He would first sit down and think things through. Can he and his 10,000 soldiers fight against a king with 20,000 soldiers?
- Luke 22:36Then he said to them, “But now, the person who has a wallet and a traveling bag should take them along. The person who doesn’t have a sword should sell his coat and buy one.
- Romans 8:31What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Numbers 32:33So Moses gave the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kingdoms of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and its surrounding territory.
- 1 Chronicles 4:41In the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, the men listed here knocked down tents and killed the Meunites. They claimed the Meunites for God and destroyed them. (Even today no Meunites live there.) They lived in that land in place of the Meunites in order to have pasture for their flocks.
- 1 Chronicles 5:6Baal’s son was Beerah. King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria took him away as a captive. He was leader of the tribe of Reuben.
- 2 Kings 15:29In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and the entire territory of Naphtali. He also took the people away to Assyria as captives.
- 2 Kings 17:6In Hoshea’s ninth year as king of Israel, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and took the Israelites to Assyria as captives. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
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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