New King James Version
1 Chronicles 5:20
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 5:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
- New International Version (NIV)They 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they prevailed over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because they trusted in him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
Context of 1 Chronicles 5:20
18The 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. And 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. 21Then they took away their livestock—fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred and fifty thousand of their sheep, and two thousand of their donkeys—also one hundred thousand of their men; 22for many fell dead, because the war was God’s. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 5:20 word by word
וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּ בְיָדָם֙ הַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔ים וְכֹ֖ל שֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י לֵאלֹהִ֤ים זָעֲקוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְנַעְתּ֥וֹר לָהֶ֖ם כִּי־בָ֥טְחוּ בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they were helpedעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
- against them, and the Hagaritesהַגְרִיhagrîy hagrîy' · HagriH1905
- were deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- into their handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- with them: for they criedזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
- to Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- in the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- and he was intreatedעָתַר‛âthar · to prayH6279
- of them; because they put their trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 5:20
- 1 Chronicles 5:22for many fell dead, because the war was God’s. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
- Exodus 17:11And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
- Joshua 10:14And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.
- 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
- 1 Samuel 19:15Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 146:5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
- 1 Kings 8:44“When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name,
- 2 Chronicles 13:14And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded the trumpets.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11And Asa cried out to the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!”
- 2 Chronicles 18:31So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted them from him.
- 2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:20Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried out to heaven.
- 1 Kings 22:32So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “Surely it is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out.
- 2 Chronicles 13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to go around behind them; so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
- 2 Chronicles 14:10So Asa went out against him, and they set the troops in battle array in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 5:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20They put their trust in him - Or, as the Targum says, "Because they trusted במימריה bemeymriah, in his Word."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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