Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 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 entreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

20. they were helped ] with divine assistance; cp. 1Ch 15:26.

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1Ch 5:20

And they were helped against them.

Helped

We are like William of Orange, with a few followers and an empty purse, making war against the master of half the world with the mines of Peru for a treasury. But like William, too, when questioned concerning our resources, we can reply, Before we took up this cause we entered into close alliance with the King of kings. (Sword and Trowel.)

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Verse 20. They put their trust in him.] Or, as the Targum says, “Because they trusted bemeymriah, in his WORD.”

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

They were helped against them, to wit, by God, 1Ch 5:22, who gave them extraordinary courage and success.

All that were with them; their friends and allies in this war.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

And they were helped against them,…. The Israelites were helped against the Ishmaelites, to fight with them, and overcome them; either by their brethren of the house of Israel, as the Targum, those on this side Jordan; or rather by the Lord, to whom they cried, and who was entreated by them as follows:

and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them; they and their confederates and auxiliaries, the Ituraeans, c.

for they cried to God in the battle which at first seems to have gone against them; and they prayed to God, as the Targum, while they were fighting, that he would appear for them, and give them victory:

and he was entreated of them; he received their prayer, as the same paraphrase; he heard them, and answered them:

because they put their trust in him; in his power and providence, and not in their own strength, courage, and military skill; the Targum is,

“because they trusted in his word.”

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

1Ch 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.

Ver. 20. And they were helped against them. ] Helped from heaven, by means of some manifest miracle.

For they cried to God in the battle. ] So did Jabez; 1Ch 4:10 Jehoshaphat; 2Ch 20:3 the thundering legion; the late king of Sweden, whose prayer before the great battle of Lutzen – where he fell, – was, “Jesus, vouchsafe this day to be my strong helper; and give me courage to fight for the honour of thy name.” Prayer alone he held the surest piece of his whole armour.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

helped: i.e. by God (2Ch 26:17. Psa 28:7). This victory should have shown them that there could have been no captivity had they obeyed God (see note on 1Ch 4:43).

trust. Hebrew. batah. App-69.

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trust

(See Scofield “Psa 2:12”).

Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes

And they: 1Ch 5:22, Exo 17:11, Jos 10:14, Jos 10:42, 1Sa 7:12, 1Sa 19:15, Psa 46:1, Psa 146:5, Psa 146:6

for they cried: 1Ki 8:44, 1Ki 8:45, 2Ch 13:14, 2Ch 13:15, 2Ch 14:11-13, 2Ch 18:31, 2Ch 20:12, 2Ch 32:20, 2Ch 32:21

in the battle: 1Ki 22:32, 2Ch 13:13, 2Ch 13:14, 2Ch 14:10, 2Ch 14:11, 2Ch 18:31

because: Psa 9:10, Psa 20:7, Psa 20:8, Psa 22:4, Psa 22:5, Psa 84:11, Psa 84:12, Jer 17:7, Jer 17:8, Nah 1:7, Eph 1:12

Reciprocal: Gen 25:21 – and the 1Ch 5:10 – the Hagarites 2Ch 13:18 – relied 2Ch 16:7 – relied on 2Ch 26:7 – God helped 2Ch 33:13 – he was entreated Ezr 8:23 – and he was entreated Psa 33:20 – he is Psa 37:40 – because Psa 71:1 – do I Psa 83:6 – Hagarenes Psa 125:1 – that trust Pro 16:20 – whoso Pro 29:25 – whoso Isa 26:3 – because Isa 30:15 – in returning Isa 36:7 – We trust Isa 50:10 – let Jer 39:18 – because Jer 49:29 – camels Lam 3:24 – therefore Dan 3:28 – that trusted Dan 6:23 – because

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5:20 And they were {h} 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.

(h) That is, by the Lord who gave them the victory.

Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes