1 Chronicles 5:20 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →They prevailed because they cried out to God in battle and trusted Him, and He answered.
What Does 1 Chronicles 5:20 Mean?
Here the heart of the account is revealed. The eastern tribes overcame the Hagarites and their allies, but the chronicler names the reason plainly: in the midst of battle they cried to God, He heard their plea, and the victory was given because they put their trust in Him.
This is the lesson the whole passage has been building toward. Trained warriors though they were, their deliverance came not from their own arm but from the Lord who answered when they called. The same God hears the cry of all who trust Him, and the prayer of faith still moves the hand that holds every outcome. Victory belongs to those who lean wholly upon Him.
1 Chronicles 5:20 in the Original Language
batach (בָּטַח), 'trust' -- to lean on, to take refuge in, to feel safe and secure.
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What does 1 Chronicles 5:20 mean?
They prevailed because they cried out to God in battle and trusted Him, and He answered.