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1 Chronicles 5:20

And 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — An unnamed chronicler reports the outcome of the eastern tribes' (Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh) war against the Hagrites and allied groups named in the preceding verse.

The words — כִּי (kî, "for") is the hinge: a simple causal conjunction that converts a military report into a theological claim, tying the victory directly to the trust stated in the following clause.

The thread — The pattern of trust leading to divine deliverance recurs in Psalms 22:4 and 9:10, where the psalmist appeals to God's track record of answering those who trust Him.

Why it lands — The chronicler is not merely recording a battle outcome but making a causal argument: the victory is attributed to trust, not to numbers, weapons, or strategy, and the reader is asked to weigh that claim.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּva/i.ye.'a.ze.Ruand/ they were helpedעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei./Hemon/ themוַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּva/i.yi.na.te.Nuand/ they were givenבְיָדָם֙ve./ya.Da/min/ hand/ theirהַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔יםha./hag.ri.'Imthe/ Hagritesוְכֹ֖לve./Kholand/ allשֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑םshe./'i.ma./Hem[those] who/ [were] with/ themכִּ֠יkiforלֵאלֹהִ֤יםle./lo.Himto/ Godזָעֲקוּ֙za.'a.Kuthey had cried outבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba./mil.cha.Mahin the/ battleוְנַעְתּ֥וֹרve./na'.Torand/ he was entreatedלָהֶ֖םla./Hemby/ themכִּי־ki-forבָ֥טְחוּVa.te.chuthey trustedבֽוֹ׃v/oin/ him

King James Version

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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