1 Chronicles 5 · Verse 20

1 Chronicles 5:20

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.
1 Chronicles 5:20, King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:20 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.
WEBThey 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand they are helped against them, and the Hagarites are given into their hand, and all who are with them, for they cried to God in battle, and He was entreated of them, because they trusted in Him.
DARBYand 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.
BBEAnd they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.
WebsterAnd 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 entreated by them; because they put their trust in him.

What does 1 Chronicles 5:20 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 They put their trust in him - Or, as the Targum says, "Because they trusted במימריה bemeymriah, in his Word."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 5:20 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.

וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּvai.ye.'a.ze.Ruand they were helpedH5826
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
וַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּvai.yi.na.te.Nuand they were givenH5414
בְיָדָם֙ve.ya.Damin hand theirH3027
הַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔יםha.hag.ri.'Imthe HagritesH1905
וְכֹ֖לve.Kholand allH3605
שֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑םshe.'i.ma.Hem[those] who [were] with themH5973
כִּ֠יkiforH3588
לֵאלֹהִ֤יםle.lo.Himto GodH430
זָעֲקוּ֙za.'a.Kuthey had cried outH2199
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.Mahin the battleH4421
וְנַעְתּ֥וֹרve.na'.Torand he was entreatedH6279
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemby them
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
בָ֥טְחוּVa.te.chuthey trustedH982
בֽוֹ\׃voin him

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 5:20

  • Psalms 22:4-5

    Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

  • Psalms 9:10

    And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:31

    And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

  • Psalms 20:7-8

    Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

  • Joshua 10:14

    And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.

  • Nahum 1:7

    The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:22

    For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

  • Joshua 10:42

    And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

  • Jeremiah 17:7-8

    Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • Psalms 146:5-6

    Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

  • 1 Kings 8:44-45

    If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

  • Psalms 84:11-12

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And they.
22; Ex 17:11; Jos 10:14,42; 1Sa 7:12; 19:15; Ps 46:1; 146:5,6
for they cried.
1Ki 8:44,45; 2Ch 13:14,15; 14:11-13; 18:31; 20:12; 32:20,21
in the battle.
1Ki 22:32; 2Ch 13:13,14; 14:10,11; 18:31
because.
Ps 9:10; 20:7,8; 22:4,5; 84:11,12; Jer 17:7,8; Na 1:7; Eph 1:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 5:19

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

  • 1 Chronicles 5:20

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:21

    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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1 Chronicles 5:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fueron ayudados contra ellos, y los Agarenos se dieron en sus manos, y todos los que con ellos estaban; porque clamaron á Dios en la guerra, y fuéles favorable, porque esperaron en él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ils furent aidés contre eux, et les Hagaréniens et tous ceux qui étaient avec eux furent livrés en leur main; car ils crièrent à Dieu dans la bataille, et il se rendit à leurs prières, car ils avaient mis leur confiance en lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und es wurde ihnen wider sie geholfen; und die Hageriter wurden in ihre Hand gegeben samt allen, die mit ihnen waren; denn sie schrieen zu Gott im Streit, und er ließ sich von ihnen erbitten, weil sie auf ihn vertraut hatten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
præbuerunt eis auxilium. Traditique sunt in manus eorum Agarei, et universi qui fuerant cum eis, quia Deum invocaverunt cum præliarentur: et exaudivit eos, eo quod credidissent in eum.