Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 5:19
They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records a military campaign by the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh following the muster of 44,760 trained warriors. It documents their eastern territorial conflicts before noting their subsequent reliance on prayer.
The words — וַ/יַּעֲשֶׂוּ (va/yi'asu) means "and they made," combined with מִלְחָמָה (milchamah) "war" to form the phrase "they made war." עִם (im) "with" introduces the specific opposing groups named in the clause.
The thread — The conflict with the Hagrites reappears in 1 Chronicles 5:10, where they were previously defeated during Saul's reign. The named groups Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab correspond to tribal lineages listed in 1 Chronicles 1:31 and Genesis 25:15, though those genealogies record Kedemah instead of Nodab.
Why it lands — The text plainly reports the participants and targets of a specific ancient battle before attributing the outcome to divine aid in the following verse. It requires the reader to treat historical records as sequential accounts where military action and prayer are recorded as interconnected events.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 1:31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
- Genesis 25:15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- 1 Chronicles 5:10 During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.