1 Chronicles 5:20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him.
The setting
Eastern Jordan, ~740 BC. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh face 44,760 Hagrite warriors in desperate battle...
The emotion here: amazed at documenting divine intervention in tribal history
The original word
ʿātar (עתר) — to plead earnestly, to make supplication with intensity
Why it matters
The Hagrites were descendants of Hagar, making this a family feud spanning 1,000 years
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 5:20
They cried out DURING the battle, not before — desperation in the moment of combat
Common misconceptionPeople think this guarantees military victory for believers, but it's about God's specific covenant promises to the tribes settling their inheritance.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 5:20 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 5:20 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine help, prayer in battle. Notable phrases: they cried to God in the battle; he was entreated of them.
Emotionally similar
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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