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1 Chronicles 5:19
19They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.
1 Chronicles 5:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites.
Context of 1 Chronicles 5:19
17All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel. 18The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men ready for military service—able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle. They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab. 20They were helped in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him. 21They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 5:19 word by word
וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה עִם־הַֽהַגְרִיאִ֑ים וִיט֥וּר וְנָפִ֖ישׁ וְנוֹדָֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:19
- 1 Chronicles 5:10During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 1:31Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
- Genesis 25:15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.
- Genesis 5:19After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 25:25The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They made war with the Hagarites - This is probably the same war that is mentioned 1 Chronicles 5:10. Those called Hagarites in the text are everywhere denominated by the Targum הונגראיי Hongaraai, Hongarites.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Jetur no doubt gave his name to the important tribe of the Ituraeans who inhabited the region southwest of the Damascene plain, between Gaulonitis (Jaulan) and the Ledjah. This tribe was noted for its thievish habits, and was regarded as savage and warlike.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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