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- 1 Chronicles
- Chapter 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.
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
They put their trust in him - Or, as the Targum says, "Because they trusted במימריה bemeymriah, in his Word."
The heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that were seated on the other side Jordan, are named here, Ch1 5:23, Ch1 5:24. Their lot, at first, was Bashan only; but afterwards they increased so much in…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
they were helped with divine assistance; cp. 1Ch 15:26.
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