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19 They attacked[a] the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him.[b] 21 They seized the Hagrites’[c] animals, including 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took captive 100,000 people.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:19 tn Heb “made war with.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:20 tn Heb “and they were helped against them and they were given over into their hand, the Hagrites and all who were with them, for to God they cried out in the battle and he was entreated [or “allowed himself to be entreated”] by them for they trusted in him.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:21 tn Heb “their”; the referent (the Hagrites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

19 They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur,(A) Naphish and Nodab. 20 They were helped(B) in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried(C) out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted(D) in him. 21 They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive,

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