1 Tawarikh 5:20

5:20 They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him. ¹ 

1 Tawarikh 5:2

5:2 Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, ²  the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)

1 Tawarikh 1:13

1:13 Canaan was the father of Sidon – his firstborn – and Heth,

Ezra 8:23

8:23 So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and he answered us.

Mazmur 145:19

145:19 He satisfies the desire ³  of his loyal followers; ⁴ 

he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

Amsal 10:24

10:24 What the wicked fears ⁵  will come on him;

what the righteous desire ⁶  will be granted. ⁷ 

[5:20]  ¹ tn Heb “and they were helped against them and they were given over into their hand, the Hagrites and all who were with them, for to God they cried out in the battle and he was entreated [or “allowed himself to be entreated”] by them for they trusted in him.”

[5:2]  ² tn Heb “and [one] for a leader [was] from him.” This probably refers to the Davidic king.

[145:19]  ³ tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.

[145:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”

[10:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “the dread of the wicked.” The noun רָשָׁע (rasha’, “wicked”) is a subjective genitive. The noun מְגוֹרַת (mÿgorat) refers to “the feared thing,” that is, what the wicked dread. The wicked are afraid of the consequences of their sinful actions; however, they cannot escape these consequences.

[10:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “the desire of the righteous.” The noun צַדִּיק (tsadiq, “righteous”) is a subjective genitive.

[10:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “it will give.” When used without an expressed subject, the verb יִתֵּן (yitten) has a passive nuance: “it will be granted.”