Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 5:19

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

19And they made war with the Hagrites, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab,

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In context

17The enumeration of them all took place in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

18The sons of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of mighty men, bearing shields and sword, and bending the bow, and skilled in war, were forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going forth to battle.

— 1 Chronicles 5:19 —

20and they prevailed against them: and the Hagrites were given into their hands, they and all their tents: for they cried to God in the battle, and he hearkened to them, because they trusted on him.

21And they took captive their store; five thousand camels, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men.

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