2 Chronicles 13:18
in 2 Chronicles 13Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
KJV
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThus the children of Israel were brought under at that time,.... Humbled and weakened, but not reduced to the government of the house of David: and the children of Judah prevailed; or grew strong: because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers; trusted in him, and not in an arm of flesh; the Targum is,"in the Word of the Lord God of their fathers.''
This site's exposition
slew them with a great slaughter
on 2 Chronicles 13:17-18
Five hundred thousand chosen men fall; Barnes notes the word rendered slain means literally pierced, covering both the dead and the wounded, and Henry sets the number against the grief of Israelites killing Israelites while Judah's heathen neighbors would have counted such a loss occasion for gladness. Verse 18 states the moral in the Chronicler's own key, the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers, faith rather than the larger army deciding the field. Gill notes the Targum renders it reliance on the Word of the Lord God of their fathers, sharpening the same point.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Judah prevailed, because - “They depended on the Word of the God of their fathers.” - T.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Brought under - “Humbled” or “defeated,” not reduced to subjection.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ | vaiyikaneu | and they were humbled | H3665 → | 36 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בָּעֵ֣ת | baet | at the time | H6256 → | 296 times |
| הַהִ֑יא | hahi' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙ | vaiyeemtzu | and they were strong | H553 → | 41 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נִשְׁעֲנ֔וּ | nishanu | they depended | H8172 → | 22 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | ʾavoteihem | ancestors their | H1 → | 1212 times |
וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּand they were humbled
vaiyikaneuH3665 →36 times
בְנֵי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בָּעֵ֣תat the time
baetH6256 →296 times
הַהִ֑יא<the> that
hahi'H1931 →1879 times
וַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙and they were strong
vaiyeemtzuH553 →41 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
נִשְׁעֲנ֔וּthey depended
nishanuH8172 →22 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֥י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ancestors their
ʾavoteihemH1 →1212 times
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
Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- John 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
- Psalms 91:1–2
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
Through
2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Jeremiah 1:19
Through
1 Chronicles 5:20And 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,…
it leads to
- Psalms 22:4–5
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
- Psalms 22:4–5
About 2 Chronicles
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.