1 Chronicles 5:20
in 1 Chronicles 5And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 5
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIn distress, God expects we should cry to him; he distrains upon us for this tribute, this rent. In our spiritual conflicts, we must look up to heaven for strength; and it is the believing prayer that will be the prevailing prayer. We are told what success they had: God was entreated of them, though need drove them to him; so ready is he to hear and answer prayer.
This site's exposition
valiant men who carried the shield and sword
on 1 Chronicles 5:18-22
Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors. Verse 20 gives the cause of the victory: because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers; the battle belonged to God.
This site's exposition
because they cried out to
Crying out to God and trusting Him wins battle after battle in Chronicles. Judah under Abijah cried out and prevailed in 2 Chronicles 13:14 to 18, and Asa prayed before his battle in 2 Chronicles 14:11 to 12. Henry reads this victory as the prevailing power of believing prayer.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And they were helped against them,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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 marauding neighbors, took reprisals in men and cattle, dispossessed almost all of the original inhabitants, and colonized the district themselves.
They put their trust in him - Or, as the Targum says, “Because they trusted במימריה bemeymriah, in his Word.”
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּ | vaiyeazeru | and they were helped | H5826 → | 81 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾaleihem | on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּ | vaiyinatenu | and they were given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְיָדָם֙ | veyadam | in hand their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔ים | hahagriim | the Hagrites | H1905 → | 6 times |
| וְכֹ֖ל | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑ם | sheimahem | [those] who [were] with them | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| כִּ֠י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לֵאלֹהִ֤ים | lelohim | to God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| זָעֲקוּ֙ | zaaku | they had cried out | H2199 → | |
| בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | bamilchamah | in the battle | H4421 → | 320 times |
| וְנַעְתּ֥וֹר | vena'tor | and he was entreated | H6279 → | |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | by them | ||
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בָ֥טְחוּ | vatechu | they trusted | H982 → | |
| בֽוֹ׃ | vo | in him |
וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּand they were helped
vaiyeazeruH5826 →81 times
עֲלֵיהֶ֔םon them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
וַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּand they were given
vaiyinatenuH5414 →2011 times
בְיָדָם֙in hand their
veyadamH3027 →1618 times
הַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔יםthe Hagrites
hahagriimH1905 →6 times
וְכֹ֖לand all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
שֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑ם[those] who [were] with them
sheimahemH5973 →1050 times
כִּ֠יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
לֵאלֹהִ֤יםto God
lelohimH430 →2601 times
זָעֲקוּ֙they had cried out
zaakuH2199 →
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הin the battle
bamilchamahH4421 →320 times
וְנַעְתּ֥וֹרand he was entreated
vena'torH6279 →
לָהֶ֖םby them
lahem
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
בָ֥טְחוּthey trusted
vatechuH982 →
בֽוֹ׃in him
vo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
it leads to
- Psalms 91:14
“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Psalms 105:3–4
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9–10
Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
- Psalms 91:14
Through
Joshua 10:14There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 1:30
The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt
- Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
- Joshua 10:42
And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
- Deuteronomy 1:30
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Berean Standard Bible, 2 Chronicles 13:14 to 18; Berean Standard Bible, 2 Chronicles 14:11 to 12; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.