They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab. They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him. They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand. For many fell slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.
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The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty, that were able to go out to war. They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab. They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him. They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand. For many fell slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity. The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: even Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers’ houses. They trespassed against the God of their fathers, and played the prostitute after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God destroyed before them. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.
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They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.
They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him.
They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.
For many fell slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.
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And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
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.
And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
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And they made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.
And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and He was entreated of them, because they put their trust in Him.
And they took away their cattle: of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand; and of souls of men a hundred thousand.
For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
Cross-references (34)
- Psalms 22:4-5 (v20) Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them. They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not…
- Psalms 9:10 (v20) Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
- 2 Chronicles 18:31 (v20) When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against…
- Psalms 20:7-8 (v20) Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God. They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and…
- Joshua 10:14 (v20) There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.
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- Joshua 10:42 (v20) Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 5:22 (v20) For many fell slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.
- Nahum 1:7 (v20) Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
- Psalms 146:5-6 (v20) Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God: who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in…
- Joshua 23:10 (v22) One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.
- 2 Chronicles 32:8 (v22) An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words…
- 1 Kings 8:44-45 (v20) “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which…
- Jeremiah 17:7-8 (v20) “Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh. For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads…
- Romans 8:31 (v22) What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- 1 Samuel 19:15 (v20) Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
- 1 Kings 22:32 (v20) When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely that is the king of Israel!” and they came over to fight against him.…
- 2 Chronicles 32:20-21 (v20) Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven. Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off…
- Psalms 84:11-12 (v20) For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly. Yahweh…
- Exodus 17:11 (v20) When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed. When he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
- 1 Samuel 7:12 (v20) Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”
- 2 Kings 15:29 (v22) In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead,…
- 1 Chronicles 1:31 (v19) Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
- Genesis 25:15 (v19) Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- Numbers 31:35 (v21) and thirty-two thousand persons in all, of the women who had not known man by lying with him.
- 2 Chronicles 14:10-13 (v20) Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and…
- 2 Chronicles 20:12 (v20) Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our…
- Ephesians 1:12 (v20) to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.
- Revelation 18:13 (v21) and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people’s bodies and souls.
- 2 Kings 17:6 (v22) In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the…
- Psalms 46:1 (v20) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- 1 Chronicles 5:10 (v19) In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of…
- 1 Chronicles 6:26 (v22) As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
- 2 Chronicles 13:13-15 (v20) But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them. When Judah looked back,…
- 1 Chronicles 4:41 (v22) These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents. The Meunim who were found there, and they…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv19–22 These twain were the sons of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15.
These twain were the sons of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv19–22 1Ch 5:19 And they made war with the Hagarites,…
1Ch 5:19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
Ver. 19. And they made war with the Hagarites.] See 1Ch 5:10.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv19–22 i.e. With the posterity of Jetur, &c., who were…
i.e. With the posterity of Jetur, &c., who were Ishmeelites, as appears from Gen 25:15.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv19–22 And they took away their cattle,.... Which they brought…
And they took away their cattle,.... Which they brought with them, and they found in their camp when they fled, or in their fields:
of their camels fifty thousand; with which Arabia abounded, and were fit to travel with in those hot and desert countries, being strong to carry burdens, and able to bear much thirst. The Arabians, as Diodorus Siculus (a) reports, brought up camels, for almost all the uses of life; as for the sake of their milk and flesh to feed upon, as well as for carrying burdens in common; and which in time of war they loaded with provisions for the army, and fought upon, one of them carrying two archers with their backs to each other, the one to meet the enemy in front, the other to annoy those that pursued them; and so the Parthians made use of camels both to fight on, and to carry provisions for their soldiers (b):
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and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand; which these Hagarites kept both for food and clothing, and some of them might be now taken with them to supply their army; the Spartans carried sheep with them in their expeditions, as sacrifices to their gods (c); but it need not be supposed that these creatures, and those that follow, were in such large numbers with the Hagarites in the battle, but were afterwards found, partly in their camp, and partly in the places inhabited by them:
and of asses two thousand; used to ride on, and carry loads, and also to plough with; and in all these lay the wealth of men in those times and countries, see Job 1:1.
and of men one hundred thousand; so that they took captive above as many more as their army consisted of.
(a) Bibliothec. l. 2. p. 137. & l. 3. p. 178. Vid. Plin. l. 8. c. l8. (b) Tacit. Annal. l. 15. c. 12. Herodian. l. 4. c. 28, 30. (c) Pausan. Boeotica, sive, l. 9. p. 561.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv20, 22 Helped - By God, ver. 22, who gave them…
Helped - By God, ver. 22, who gave them extraordinary courage and success.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv19–22 Verse 19. They made war with the Hagarites] This…
Verse 19. They made war with the Hagarites] This is probably the same war that is mentioned 1Ch 5:10. Those called Hagarites in the text are everywhere denominated by the Targum הונגראיי Hongaraai, Hongarites.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv21–22 1Ch 5:21. Of their camels fifty thousand — For…
1Ch 5:21. Of their camels fifty thousand — For camels were very numerous in Arabia, being used in war and for burdens, &c., and being very patient of thirst, and therefore most fit for those hot and dry countries. Of men a hundred thousand — Whom they took prisoners, and either used as slaves, or sold them for such.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v19 Jetur no doubt gave his name to the important…
Jetur 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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv19, 22 But, &c. Hebrew, "and Jetur, &c., (20) and they…
But, &c. Hebrew, "and Jetur, &c., (20) and they were helped by God against them." (Haydock) --- Septuagint, "they prevailed over them, and the Agarites," &c. The ancient, or higher Iturea, lay between Hermon and Manasses; but the lower, which Josephus includes under this name, took in the deserted possessions of that half tribe. (Calmet) --- The former (Haydock) extended from Jordan by Libanus, to the mountains of Tyre. (Menochius) --- And Naphis, sons of Ismael, Genesis xxv. 13. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv19, 21 19. Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab — These seem…
19. Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab — These seem to have been clans of Hagarites, corresponding with the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh among the Israelites. Jetur and Nephish are named in the genealogy of 1Ch_1:29-31, and of Gen_25:13-15.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv19, 20, 22 19. the Hagarites] R.V. the Hagrites (cp. 1Ch_5:10; 1Ch_5:20).
19. the Hagarites] R.V. the Hagrites (cp. 1Ch_5:10; 1Ch_5:20).
Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab] Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah are given as sons of Ishmael in 1Ch_1:31.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv19, 21 The name of Nodab we have not elsewhere; but…
The name of Nodab we have not elsewhere; but those of Jetur and Nephish are names from the very origin of the tribe of Ishmael (Gen_25:13-16; 1Ch_1:29-31) It would be possible to consider them here as in apposition with the description, the Hagarites (respecting whom see note on ver. 10); but they may more probably be regarded as favourite names, still repeated in the descendants of the tribe. The people of Nephish have not made their mark deep on the page of ethnographic history; but the people of Jetur have done so. Their stinted territory appears in the name Ituraea. (Luk_3:1) Their people reappear also (Josephus, "Ant.," 13. e. 11, 3; Strabo, 16:518, 520). Nor is it an unnoticeable contribution to the truth of our history here to put, side by side with the description of the qualities and of the arms and weapons of warfare of the Manassites and their helpers of Reuben and Gad (ver. 18), those of the Ituraeans, their antagonists (Virgil, "Georg.," 2:448; Cicero, "Philippians," 2:44; Luean, "Pharsalia," 7:230; see Smith"s "Bible Dictionary," 1:905).
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv20, 22 And they were helped against them.
1Ch_5:20
And they were helped against them.
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Helped
We are like William of Orange, with a few followers and an empty purse, making war against the master of half the world with the mines of Peru for a treasury. But like William, too, when questioned concerning our resources, we can reply, Before we took up this cause we entered into close alliance with the King of kings. (Sword and Trowel.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v20 (See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
trust
(See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v20 the Israelites cried out to God
the Israelites cried out to God
"the Israelites prayed to God for help"
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They captured their animals
"The Israelites captured the Hagrites' animals"
fifty thousand camels
"50,000 camels" (See: Numbers)
250,000 sheep
"two hundred and fifty thousand sheep" (See: Numbers)
two thousand donkeys
"2,000 donkeys" (See: Numbers)
100,000 men
"one hundred thousand men" (See: Numbers)
the battle was from God
God's help in battle is described as if he were the one who caused the battle. AT: "Because God helped them"
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