And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.
- BSB So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.
- NKJV And the children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.
- NASB When the sons of Israel fled from Judah, God handed them over to them.
- NLT The Israelite army fled from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah in defeat.
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Quick answer
Israel flees before Judah, and God delivers them into Judah's hand. The rout is attributed directly to God's action.
Overview
The northern army breaks and flees as God hands them over to Judah. The Chronicler stresses divine agency: it is God who delivers the enemy into Judah's hand. This confirms that the victory rests entirely on the LORD's faithfulness to those who rely on him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- 2 Chr 16:8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
- 1 Sam 23:7And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
- Josh 10:12Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
- Josh 21:44And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
- Judg 11:21And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
- Deut 3:3So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
- Judg 1:4And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
- Deut 2:36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
- Gen 14:20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
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