Add parallel Print Page Options

22 Because God fought for them,[a] they killed many of the enemy.[b] They dispossessed the Hagrites and lived in their land until the exile.[c]

The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

23 The half-tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They grew in number.

24 These were the leaders of their families:[d]

Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation,[e] and leaders of their families.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 5:22 tn Heb “from God [was] the battle.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 5:22 tn Heb “many slain fell.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 5:22 tn Heb “and they lived in place of them until the exile.” The referent of “them” (the Hagrites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 1 Chronicles 5:24 tn Heb “and these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 5:24 tn Heb “men of names.”