1 Chronicles 5 · Verse 18

1 Chronicles 5:18

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
1 Chronicles 5:18, King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:18 in other translations

BSBThe Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.
WEBThe sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, able to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty that were able to go out to war.
ASVThe sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war.
YLTSons of Reuben, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, of sons of valour, men bearing shield and sword, and treading bow, and taught in battle, are forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going out to the host.
DARBYThe children of Reuben and the Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men who carried shield and sword, drawing the bow and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, able to go forth to war.
BBEThere were forty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty of the sons of Reuben and of the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, all strong men, expert in the use of the body-cover, the sword, and the bow, and in the art of war, all able to take up arms.
WebsterThe sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and sixty, that went out to the war.

What does 1 Chronicles 5:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 5:18-22
18-22. 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 marauding neighbors, took reprisals in men and cattle, dispossessed almost all of the original inhabitants, and colonized the district themselves. Divine Providence favoured, in a remarkable manner, the Hebrew army in this just war.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

1 Chronicles 5:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
רְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205
וְגָדִ֜יve.ga.Diand [the] Gadite[s]H1425
וַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.Tziand [the] half ofH2677
שֵֽׁבֶט\־she.vet-[the] tribe ofH7626
מְנַשֶּׁה֮me.na.ShehManassehH4519
מִן\־min-fromH4480
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
חַיִל֒cha.YilstrengthH2428
אֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimmenH582
נֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'Ei[who] carriedH5375
מָגֵ֤ןma.Gen<of> shieldH4043
וְחֶ֙רֶב֙ve.Che.revand swordH2719
וְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiand [who] bentH1869
קֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shet<of> a bowH7198
וּלְמוּדֵ֖יu.le.mu.Deiand [who] were trained ofH3925
מִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahwarfareH4421
אַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH705
וְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'Ahand fourH702
אֶ֛לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
וּשְׁבַע\־u.she.va'-and sevenH7651
מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
וְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםve.shi.Shimand sixtyH8346
יֹצְאֵ֥יyo.tze.'Ei[those who] went forth ofH3318
צָבָֽא\׃tza.Va'warH6635

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 5:18

  • Joshua 4:12-13

    And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

  • Numbers 1:3

    From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
valiant men. Heb. sons of valour.
four and forty.
Jos 4:12,13

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 5:17

    All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:18

    The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:19

    And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

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1 Chronicles 5:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los hijos de Rubén, y de Gad, y la media tribu de Manasés, hombres valientes, hombres que traían escudo y espada, que entesaban arco, y diestros en guerra, eran cuarenta y cuatro mil setecientos y sesenta que salían á batalla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les fils de Ruben, et les Gadites, et la demi-tribu de Manassé, d’entre les vaillants, des hommes portant l’écu et l’épée, tirant de l’arc, et instruits pour la guerre: 44 760, en état d’aller à l’armée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Kinder Ruben und die Gaditer und der halbe Stamm Manasse, was tapfere Männer waren, Männer, die Schild und Schwert trugen und den Bogen spannten und des Krieges kundig waren: 44760, die zum Heere auszogen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filii Ruben, et Gad, et dimidiæ tribus Manasse, viri bellatores, scuta portantes et gladios, et tendentes arcum, eruditique ad prælia, quadraginta quatuor millia et septingenti sexaginta, procedentes ad pugnam.