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1 Chronicles 5:21

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They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,

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ASV

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 a hundred thousand.

KJV

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.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 5

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

They took away their cattle - This was a war of extermination as to the political state of the people, which nothing could justify but an especial direction of God; and this he could never give against any, unless the cup of their iniquity had been full. The Hagarites were full of idolatry: see 1Ch 5:25.

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

They seized the livestock of

The spoil is counted in the animals of desert herders: camels, sheep and donkeys. Clarke reads the war as ending the Hagrites as a people and ties it to the idolatry named in verse 25. The captives were taken alive.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), and all this because the war was of God, undertaken in his fear and carried on in a dependence upon him. If the battle be the Lord's, there is reason to hope it will be successful.

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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 Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּand they took captive

    vaiyishbuH7617 →

  • מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םlivestock their

    mikneihemH4735 →76 times

  • גְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞םcamels their

    gemaleihemH1581 →54 times

  • חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםfifty

    chamishimH2572 →163 times

  • אֶ֙לֶף֙thousand

    ʾelefH505 →505 times

  • וְצֹ֗אןand sheep

    vetzonH6629 →274 times

  • מָאתַ֤יִםtwo hundred

    matayimH3967 →581 times

  • וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙and fifty

    vachamishimH2572 →163 times

  • אֶ֔לֶףthousand

    ʾelefH505 →505 times

  • וַחֲמוֹרִ֖יםand donkeys

    vachamorimH2543 →

  • אַלְפָּ֑יִםtwo thousand

    ʾalpayimH505 →505 times

  • וְנֶ֥פֶשׁand person[s] of

    venefeshH5315 →754 times

  • אָדָ֖םhumankind

    ʾadamH120 →551 times

  • מֵ֥אָהone hundred

    meahH3967 →581 times

  • אָֽלֶף׃thousand

    ʾalefH505 →505 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

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The walk

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  • Through

    Revelation 18:13

    of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 27:13

      Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.

    • Amos 2:6

      This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.

    • Nehemiah 5:8

      and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!”…

    • 2 Peter 2:3

      In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

    • Isaiah 50:1

      This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for…

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.

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