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1 Chronicles 5:22

Many of the Hagrites were killed because it was God’s battle. And they lived there in the Hagrites’ place until the exile. For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity. For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile. Many Hagrites were killed because God helped the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. Then they lived there until Babylon captured them and took them away. Because God fought for them, they killed many of the enemy. They dispossessed the Hagrites and lived in their land until the exile. For a great number fell mortally wounded, because the battle was of God. And these Israelites settled in their territory until the exile [by Assyria more than five centuries later]. For many fell mortally wounded, because the war was of God. And they settled in their place until the exile. For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity. For many fel downe wounded, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntill the captiuitie. For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile. and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile. The Descendants of Reuben Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob, but he lost his rights as the first-born son because he slept with one of his father's wives. The honor of the first-born son was then given to Joseph, even though it was the Judah tribe that became the most powerful and produced a leader. Reuben had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The descendants of Joel included Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah, a leader of the Reuben tribe. Later, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Beerah away as prisoner. The family records also include Jeiel, who was a clan leader, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz and grandson of Shema of the Joel clan. They lived in the territory around the town of Aroer, as far north as Nebo and Baal-Meon, and as far east as the desert just west of the Euphrates River. They needed this much land because they owned too many cattle to keep them all in Gilead. When Saul was king, the Reuben tribe attacked and defeated the Hagrites, then took over their land east of Gilead. The tribe of Gad lived in the region of Bashan, north of the Reuben tribe. Gad's territory extended all the way to the town of Salecah. Some of the clan leaders were Joel, Shapham, Janai, and Shaphat. Their relatives included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. They were all descendants of Abihail, whose family line went back through Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, and Buz. Ahi, the son of Abdiel and the grandson of Guni, was the leader of their clan. The people of Gad lived in the towns in the regions of Bashan and Gilead, as well as in the pastureland of Sharon. Their family records were written when Jotham was king of Judah and Jeroboam was king of Israel. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained to fight in battle with shields, swords, bows, and arrows. They fought against the Hagrites and the tribes of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. Whenever these soldiers went to war against their enemies, they prayed to God and trusted him to help. That's why the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh defeated the Hagrites and their allies. These Israelite tribes captured fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people. Many of the Hagrites died in battle, because God was fighting this battle against them. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh lived in that territory until they were taken as prisoners to Assyria. Many were slaughtered, because the war was of God, and they lived in their territory until the captivity. For there fell down many slain, for the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity. Many Hagrites were killed because God helped the people of Reuben win the war. Then the tribes of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad settled in the land of the Hagrites. They lived there until the time when the Israelites were taken into captivity. And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land of Mathnin, as far as the plain of mount Hermon and as far as Har, and there they multiplied and became great. They killed many of the enemy, because the war was God's will. And they went on living in that territory until the exile. For many were slain because the war was of God. And they lived under them until the exile. For many fell down slain, because the war was of God. And they lived in their places until the exile. For there were many wounded, for why? the battayll was of God. And they dwelt in their steade, vntyll the tyme that they were caried awaye presoners. For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity. And a very great number went to their death, because the war was God's purpose. And they went on living in their place till they were taken away as prisoners. And there fell many wounded, because the warre was of God: And they dwelt in their steades, vntill the time that they were caryed away. For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity. For there fell downe many slaine, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntil the captiuity. For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity. For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity. for many men weren woundid and felden doun; for it was the batel of the Lord. And thei dwelliden for Agarenus til to the conquest. For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity. For there fell down many slain, because the war [was] of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. for many fell dead, because the war was God's. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity. Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile. Many were killed, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until they were taken away by Assyria. Many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they lived in their territory until the exile. for, many slain, fell, for, of God, was the war, - and they dwelt in their stead, until the captivity. And many fell down slain: for it was the battle of the Lord. And they dwelt in their stead till the captivity. For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the exile. for many have fallen pierced, for of God [is] the battle; and they dwell in their stead till the removal. for many have fallen pierced, for the battle [is] of God; and they dwell in their stead until the expulsion. For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they settled in their place until the exile.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gilead;   Hagar;   War;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gad, the Tribe of;   Reuben, the Tribe of;   War;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Murder;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Arabia;   Chronicles, the Books of;   Gad (1);   Hadarezer;   Jeroboam;   Manasseh (1);   Naphish;   Nodab;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Hagarenes, Hagarites ;   Manasseh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jeroboam;   Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Manasseh;   Obsolete or obscure words in the english av bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jerobo'am;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hagrites;   Shapham;   Stead;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Manasseh;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Many of the Hagrites were killed because it was God’s battle. And they lived there in the Hagrites’ place until the exile.
Hebrew Names Version
For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.
King James Version
For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
English Standard Version
For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile.
New Century Version
Many Hagrites were killed because God helped the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. Then they lived there until Babylon captured them and took them away.
New English Translation
Because God fought for them, they killed many of the enemy. They dispossessed the Hagrites and lived in their land until the exile.
Amplified Bible
For a great number fell mortally wounded, because the battle was of God. And these Israelites settled in their territory until the exile [by Assyria more than five centuries later].
New American Standard Bible
For many fell mortally wounded, because the war was of God. And they settled in their place until the exile.
World English Bible
For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until the captivity.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For many fel downe wounded, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntill the captiuitie.
Legacy Standard Bible
For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile.
Berean Standard Bible
and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
Contemporary English Version
The Descendants of Reuben Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob, but he lost his rights as the first-born son because he slept with one of his father's wives. The honor of the first-born son was then given to Joseph, even though it was the Judah tribe that became the most powerful and produced a leader. Reuben had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The descendants of Joel included Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah, a leader of the Reuben tribe. Later, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria took Beerah away as prisoner. The family records also include Jeiel, who was a clan leader, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz and grandson of Shema of the Joel clan. They lived in the territory around the town of Aroer, as far north as Nebo and Baal-Meon, and as far east as the desert just west of the Euphrates River. They needed this much land because they owned too many cattle to keep them all in Gilead. When Saul was king, the Reuben tribe attacked and defeated the Hagrites, then took over their land east of Gilead. The tribe of Gad lived in the region of Bashan, north of the Reuben tribe. Gad's territory extended all the way to the town of Salecah. Some of the clan leaders were Joel, Shapham, Janai, and Shaphat. Their relatives included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. They were all descendants of Abihail, whose family line went back through Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, and Buz. Ahi, the son of Abdiel and the grandson of Guni, was the leader of their clan. The people of Gad lived in the towns in the regions of Bashan and Gilead, as well as in the pastureland of Sharon. Their family records were written when Jotham was king of Judah and Jeroboam was king of Israel. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained to fight in battle with shields, swords, bows, and arrows. They fought against the Hagrites and the tribes of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. Whenever these soldiers went to war against their enemies, they prayed to God and trusted him to help. That's why the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh defeated the Hagrites and their allies. These Israelite tribes captured fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people. Many of the Hagrites died in battle, because God was fighting this battle against them. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh lived in that territory until they were taken as prisoners to Assyria.
Complete Jewish Bible
Many were slaughtered, because the war was of God, and they lived in their territory until the captivity.
Darby Translation
For there fell down many slain, for the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
Easy-to-Read Version
Many Hagrites were killed because God helped the people of Reuben win the war. Then the tribes of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad settled in the land of the Hagrites. They lived there until the time when the Israelites were taken into captivity.
George Lamsa Translation
And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land of Mathnin, as far as the plain of mount Hermon and as far as Har, and there they multiplied and became great.
Good News Translation
They killed many of the enemy, because the war was God's will. And they went on living in that territory until the exile.
Lexham English Bible
For many were slain because the war was of God. And they lived under them until the exile.
Literal Translation
For many fell down slain, because the war was of God. And they lived in their places until the exile.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For there were many wounded, for why? the battayll was of God. And they dwelt in their steade, vntyll the tyme that they were caried awaye presoners.
American Standard Version
For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
Bible in Basic English
And a very great number went to their death, because the war was God's purpose. And they went on living in their place till they were taken away as prisoners.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there fell many wounded, because the warre was of God: And they dwelt in their steades, vntill the time that they were caryed away.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
King James Version (1611)
For there fell downe many slaine, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntil the captiuity.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
English Revised Version
For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for many men weren woundid and felden doun; for it was the batel of the Lord. And thei dwelliden for Agarenus til to the conquest.
Update Bible Version
For there fell many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their stead until the captivity.
Webster's Bible Translation
For there fell down many slain, because the war [was] of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
New King James Version
for many fell dead, because the war was God's. And they dwelt in their place until the captivity.
New Living Translation
Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile.
New Life Bible
Many were killed, because the war was of God. They lived in their place until they were taken away by Assyria.
New Revised Standard
Many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they lived in their territory until the exile.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for, many slain, fell, for, of God, was the war, - and they dwelt in their stead, until the captivity.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And many fell down slain: for it was the battle of the Lord. And they dwelt in their stead till the captivity.
Revised Standard Version
For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their place until the exile.
Young's Literal Translation
for many have fallen pierced, for of God [is] the battle; and they dwell in their stead till the removal.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they settled in their place until the exile.

Contextual Overview

18The descendants of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve in the army—men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war. 18 The sons of Re'uven, and the Gadi, and the half-tribe of Menashsheh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war. 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. 18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war. 18 There were forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty soldiers from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and East Manasseh who carried shields and swords and bows. They were skilled in war. 18 The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. 18The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh—valiant men able to bear shield and sword, and to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war—were 44,760 who went to war. 18 The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who carried shield and sword and shot with a bow and were skillful in battle, totaled 44,760 who went to war. 18 The 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 skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war. 18 The sonnes of Reuben and of Gad, and of halfe the tribe of Manasseh of those that were viliant men, able to beare shield, and sworde, and to draw a bowe, exercised in warre, were foure & fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and three score, that went out to the warre.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the war was of God: Exodus 14:14, Joshua 23:10, Judges 3:2, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Nehemiah 4:20, Psalms 24:8, Proverbs 22:3, Zechariah 14:3, Luke 14:31, Luke 14:32, Luke 22:36, Romans 8:31

they dwelt: Numbers 32:33

steads: 1 Chronicles 4:41

until the captivity: 1 Chronicles 5:6, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:6

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 5:20 - And they 2 Chronicles 20:24 - they were dead

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
Genesis 5:5
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Genesis 5:5
And all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
Genesis 5:5
So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:5
The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:5
So Adam lived nine hundred and thirty years in all, and he died.
Genesis 5:5
So all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
Genesis 5:5
So all the dayes that Adam liued, were nine hundreth and thirtie yeeres: and he died.
Genesis 5:5
So all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
Genesis 5:5
and died at the age of nine hundred thirty.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For there fell down many slain,.... Many were killed in the battle, besides the great number of prisoners made, so that the army the Ishmaelites brought into the field was very great:

because the war was of God; or from the Word of the Lord, as the Targum; he stirred up the Israelites to it, directed, assisted, and succeeded them, that vengeance might be taken on this wicked and idolatrous people:

and they dwelt in their stead until the captivity; the Targum adds, of Sennacherib king of Assyria; but this captivity of the tribes referred to was not by him, but by Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, 1 Chronicles 5:26 and they dwelt not in the country of the Arab-hagarites, or Ishmaelites in their stead there, but in Gilead, as in 1 Chronicles 5:10 which belonged to the Gadites and Reubenites originally, but had been dispossessed of it, or however distressed in it by these Hagarites, which they now drove out, and dwelt in their stead; for as for the Scenite-arabs or Ishmaelites, they never were conquered and brought into subjection by any people, but always maintained their independency d; and lived upon the plunder of their neighbours, pitching their tents here and there for their convenience, which in these parts were at this time spoiled.

d See the notes on Gen. xvi. 12. and Dan. xi. 41. and a dissertation upon the independency of the Arabs, at the end of the Universal History, vol. 20. 1 Chronicles 5:10- :.

1 Chronicles 5:10- :.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 5:22. For there fell down many slain — The hundred thousand men mentioned above were probably made slaves, and were not slain. The Targum says, one hundred thousand souls of men.

The war was of God. — The Targum says, the war was מן מימרא דיי min meymera dayai, "from the WORD of the Lord."


 
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