1 Chronicles 5:19
They waged war against the Hagrites, as well as Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
Sermons
Man's Power and God's Power in WarR. Tuck 1 Chronicles 5:18-22
Victors and VanquishedJ.R. Thomson 1 Chronicles 5:18-22
Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh: Their ValourF. Whitfield 1 Chronicles 5:18-24
Devotion, Declension, and DoomW. Clarkson 1 Chronicles 5:18-26
On the Genealogical TablesR. Glover 1 Chronicles 1-6
GenealogiesJ.R. Thomson 1 Chronicles 1-9














The two tribes and a half who occupied the province east of the Jordan were naturally regarded with hostility or jealousy by their Arab neighbours. Conflicts arose, having reference especially to the possession of the rich pasture-lands. In the time of Saul, and apparently under a later king, there was war between the trans-Jordanic tribes and the Hagarites, an Ishmaelitish race. These verses record the war and its result, namely, the defeat of the Hagarites and the possession of the land by the Israelites until the time of the Captivity. Observe -

I. THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE VICTORY. The warriors engaged on behalf of Israel were numerous, amounting to forty-four thousand men. They were not only numerous, but valiant, well armed, and trained to fight.

II. THE EXPLANATION OF VICTORY. The chronicler gives this account of the matter: "The war was of God;" "They cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them." All strength and valour are from God, and in this respect we are justified in ascribing victory unto him. It is not, however, every just cause that triumphs, and defeat is sometimes the lot of the innocent and those who contend for their rights and liberty. It is a consolation to know that, in any case, what happens is permitted by Providence and is overruled by Providence for good. The King of Sweden, before the great battle of Lutzen, prayed, "Jesus, vouchsafe this day to be my strong Helper, and give me courage to fight for the honour of thy Name!"

III. THE FRUITS OF VICTORY. There were immediate fruits in the vast spoil and booty taken by the conquerors (ver. 21), and abiding fruits in the lands which the tribes won and possessed and inhabited for generations.

PRACTICAL LESSONS.

1. Trace the hand of God even in human wars.

2. Concerning wars in which both parties profess to fight for justice, let nations accustom themselves deliberately to ask, "Is the war of God?" If men would be guided by the answer to this question, many wars would be checked and prevented, and the blessings of peace would oftener be secured. - T.

Now the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel.
This incident is worth dwelling upon, only because it elucidates a special phase of the Divine government. God is not bound by arbitrary laws. Primogeniture can be changed in the court of heaven. Conduct is the only absolute guarantee of real and enduring primogeniture. "Once in grace, always in grace," may be a glorious truth, but everything depends upon what is meant by being "in grace." They are not all Israel that are called Israel. We can only prove that we were once in grace by continually living in grace. Any vital breach in the continuance will throw discredit upon the supposed reality of the origin.

(J. Parker, D. D.)

People
Abdiel, Abihail, Ahi, Azaz, Azriel, Beerah, Bela, Buz, Carmi, Eber, Eliel, Enoch, Epher, Gad, Gadites, Gog, Guni, Hagarites, Hagrites, Hanoch, Heber, Hezron, Hodaviah, Huri, Ishi, Jaanai, Jachan, Jahdiel, Jahdo, Jaroah, Jeiel, Jeremiah, Jeroboam, Jeshishai, Jetur, Joel, Jorai, Joseph, Jotham, Manasseh, Meshullam, Micah, Michael, Naphish, Pallu, Phallu, Pul, Reaia, Reaiah, Reuben, Reubenites, Saul, Shapham, Shaphat, Shema, Shemaiah, Shimei, Tilgathpilneser, Zechariah, Zia
Places
Aroer, Assyria, Baal-hermon, Bashan, Beth-baal-meon, Euphrates River, Gilead, Gozan, Habor River, Halah, Hara, Jetur, Mount Hermon, Mount Seir, Naphish, Nebo, Nodab, Salecah, Senir, Sharon
Topics
Hagarites, Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, Nephish, Nodab, War
Outline
1. Judah and Joseph preferred before Reuben, who forfeited his birthright.
3. Ruben's descendants; some of whom vanquish the Hagarites.
11. The chief men of Gad, and their habitations.
18. Ruben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, obtain a victory over the Hagarites.
23. The habitations and chief men of that half of Manasseh.
25. The captivity of the two tribes and half, for their sins.

Dictionary of Bible Themes
1 Chronicles 5:18-23

     7266   tribes of Israel

Library
Conclusion
"Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth" (Rev. 19:6). In our Foreword to the Second Edition we acknowledge the need for preserving the balance of Truth. Two things are beyond dispute: God is Sovereign, man is responsible. In this book we have sought to expound the former; in our other works we have frequently pressed the latter. That there is real danger of over-emphasising the one and ignoring the other, we readily admit; yea, history furnishes numerous examples of cases of each. To emphasise
Arthur W. Pink—The Sovereignty of God

Chronicles
The comparative indifference with which Chronicles is regarded in modern times by all but professional scholars seems to have been shared by the ancient Jewish church. Though written by the same hand as wrote Ezra-Nehemiah, and forming, together with these books, a continuous history of Judah, it is placed after them in the Hebrew Bible, of which it forms the concluding book; and this no doubt points to the fact that it attained canonical distinction later than they. Nor is this unnatural. The book
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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