1 Chronicles 5:22

5:22 Because God fought for them, ¹  they killed many of the enemy. ²  They dispossessed the Hagrites and lived in their land until the exile. ³ 

Exodus 17:11

17:11 Whenever Moses would raise his hands, ⁴  then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest ⁵  his hands, then Amalek prevailed.

Joshua 10:14

10:14 There has not been a day like it before or since. The Lord obeyed ⁶  a man, for the Lord fought for Israel!

Joshua 10:42

10:42 Joshua captured in one campaign ⁷  all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, ⁸  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho ⁹  and its king. ¹⁰  He also heard how ¹¹  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 7:12

7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ¹²  I will no longer be with you, ¹³  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ¹⁴ 

Joshua 19:15

19:15 Their territory included Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; ¹⁵  in all they had twelve cities and their towns. ¹⁶ 

Psalms 46:1

Psalm 46 ¹⁷ 

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; ¹⁸  a song.

46:1 God is our strong refuge; ¹⁹ 

he is truly our helper in times of trouble. ²⁰ 

Psalms 146:5-6

146:5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,

146:6 the one who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who remains forever faithful, ²¹ 

¹ tn Heb “from God [was] the battle.”

² tn Heb “many slain fell.”

³ 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 tn The two verbs in the temporal clauses are by וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר (vÿhaya ka’asher, “as long as” or, “and it was that whenever”). This indicates that the two imperfect tenses should be given a frequentative translation, probably a customary imperfect.

⁵ tn Or “lower.”

⁶ tn Heb “listened to the voice of.”

⁷ tn Heb “at one time.”

⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹⁰ tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and how.”

¹² tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

¹³ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

¹⁴ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

¹⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

¹⁶ tn Heb “Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem, twelve cities and their towns.” The words “their territory included” and “in all they had” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁷ sn Psalm 46. In this so-called “Song Of Zion” God’s people confidently affirm that they are secure because the great warrior-king dwells within Jerusalem and protects it from the nations that cause such chaos in the earth. A refrain (vv. 7, 11) concludes the song’s two major sections.

¹⁸ sn The meaning of the Hebrew term עֲלָמוֹת (alamoth, which means “young women”) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. Cf. 1 Chr 15:20.

¹⁹ tn Heb “our refuge and strength,” which is probably a hendiadys meaning “our strong refuge” (see Ps 71:7). Another option is to translate, “our refuge and source of strength.”

²⁰ tn Heb “a helper in times of trouble he is found [to be] greatly.” The perfect verbal form has a generalizing function here. The adverb מְאֹד (mÿ’od, “greatly”) has an emphasizing function.

²¹ tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.”