1 Chronicles 5:18

1 Chronicles 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
• New International Version (NIV)The 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows.

Context of 1 Chronicles 5:18

16And the Gadites dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan and in its villages, and in all the common-lands of Sharon within their borders. 17All these were registered by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to war. 19They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him.

1 Chronicles 5:18 word by word

בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וְגָדִ֜י וַחֲצִ֥י שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה֮ מִן־בְּנֵי־חַיִל֒ אֲ֠נָשִׁים נֹשְׂאֵ֨י מָגֵ֤ן וְחֶ֙רֶב֙ וְדֹ֣רְכֵי קֶ֔שֶׁת וּלְמוּדֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה אַרְבָּעִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵא֥וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֖ים יֹצְאֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• and the Gaditesגָּדִיgâdîy · GadH1425
• and halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• the tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• of valiant menחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• able to bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• bucklerמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• and swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and to shootדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• with bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• and skilfulלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• in warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• and fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
• that went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: regularH3318
• to the warצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635

People and places in 1 Chronicles 5:18

• Gad
• Manasseh
• Reuben

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:18

• 1 Chronicles 12:37of the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, from the other side of the Jordan, one hundred and twenty thousand armed for battle with every kind of weapon of war.
• Genesis 29:32So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.”
• 2 Kings 10:33from the Jordan eastward: all the land of Gilead—Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, including Gilead and Bashan.
• Deuteronomy 3:12“And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites.
• Genesis 41:51Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.”
• 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
• 2 Samuel 2:7Now therefore, let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
• 1 Chronicles 8:40The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor—archers. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty in all. These were all sons of Benjamin.
• 2 Chronicles 14:8And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah who carried shields and spears, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand men who carried shields and drew bows; all these were mighty men of valor.
• Psalms 7:13He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.
• Joshua 4:12And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
• Numbers 1:3from twenty years old and above—all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:18

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 5:18

• Archery
• Gilead

In the dictionaries

• Manasseh
• Reuben
• Bow
• Buckler
• Hagarene
• Music
• Chronicles, Books of
• Gad (1)
• Genealogy
• Hagrites

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