Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Parallel translations
- WEB Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
- KJV Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
- NKJV Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time; and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers.
- NASB The sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah conquered because they trusted in the Lord, the God of their fathers.
- NLT So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
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Israel is subdued and Judah prevails because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers. Reliance on God is the explicit cause of victory.
Overview
The Chronicler states the lesson plainly: Judah prevailed 'because they relied on the LORD.' Trust in God, not superior strength, was the secret of their success. This verse crystallizes a central biblical truth, that those who lean on the LORD will be upheld, fulfilled supremely in the salvation that comes by faith in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
- 2 Chr 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
- Nah 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- 2 Chr 16:8–9Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
- Ps 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Dan 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- Ps 22:4–5In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
- 2 Chr 20:20Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
- 2 Kgs 18:5Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.
- Eph 1:12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
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