1 Chronicles 5:20

Conservative English Version

Whenever these soldiers went to war against their enemies, they prayed to God and trusted him to help. That's why the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh defeated the Hagrites and their allies.

Cross References

Genesis 25:21

Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac asked the LORD to let her have a child, and the LORD answered his prayer.

Genesis 49:19

Gad, you will be attacked, then attack your attackers.

1 Kings 22:32

So when they saw Jehoshaphat in his robe, they thought he was Ahab and started to attack him. But when Jehoshaphat shouted out to them,

1 Chronicles 5:21

These Israelite tribes captured fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand people.

1 Chronicles 5:22

Many of the Hagrites died in battle, because God was fighting this battle against them. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh lived in that territory until they were taken as prisoners to Assyria.

2 Chronicles 13:18

Judah's army won because they had trusted the LORD God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 18:31

So when they saw Jehoshaphat in his robe, they thought he was Ahab and started to attack him. But Jehoshaphat prayed, and the LORD made the Syrian soldiers stop.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Aren't you going to punish them? We won't stand a chance when this army attacks. We don't know what to do--we are begging for your help.

2 Chronicles 26:7

God helped him defeat the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur-Baal, and the Meunites.

2 Chronicles 33:13

The LORD listened to Manasseh's prayer and saw how sorry he was, and so he let him go back to Jerusalem and rule as king. Manasseh knew from then on that the LORD was God.

Ezra 8:23

So we went without food and asked God himself to protect us, and he answered our prayers.

Psalm 37:39

The LORD protects his people, and they can come to him in times of trouble.

Psalm 37:40

The LORD helps them and saves them from the wicked because they run to him.

Psalm 46:1

(A special song for the people of Korah and for the music leader.) God is our mighty fortress, always ready to help in times of trouble.

Psalm 9:10

Everyone who honors your name can trust you, because you are faithful to all who depend on you.

Exodus 17:11

The Israelites out-fought the Amalekites as long as Moses held up his arms, but they started losing whenever he had to lower them.

Proverbs 29:25

Don't fall into the trap of being a coward-- trust the LORD, and you will be safe.

Jeremiah 39:18

(SEE 39:17)

Daniel 6:23

The king was relieved to hear Daniel's voice, and he gave orders for him to be taken out of the pit. Daniel's faith in his God had kept him from being harmed.

Nahum 1:7

The LORD is good. He protects those who trust him in times of trouble.

Ephesians 1:12

He did this so that we Jews would bring honor to him and be the first ones to have hope because of him.

Joshua 10:14

Never before and never since has the LORD done anything like that for someone who prayed. The LORD was really fighting for Israel.

Joshua 10:42

The LORD fought on Israel's side, so Joshua and the Israelite army were able to capture these kings and take their land. They fought one battle after another, then they went back to their camp at Gilgal after capturing all that land.

Joshua 23:10

Any one of you can defeat a thousand enemy soldiers, because the LORD God fights for you, just as he promised.

1 Samuel 19:15

Saul sent the guards back and told them, "Get David out of his bed and bring him to me, so I can have him killed."

1 Samuel 7:12

The Philistines were so badly beaten that it was quite a while before they attacked Israel again. After the battle, Samuel set up a monument between Mizpah and the rocky cliffs. He named it "Help Monument" to remind Israel how much the LORD had helped them. For as long as Samuel lived, the LORD helped Israel fight the Philistines.