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1 Chronicles 5:19 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. "
1 Chronicles 5:19
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All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
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.
And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
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1 Chronicles 5:1
"Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright."
1 Chronicles 5:2
"For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)"
1 Chronicles 5:3
"The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi."
1 Chronicles 5:4
"The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,"
1 Chronicles 5:5
"Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,"
1 Chronicles 5:6
"Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites."
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