Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 11:7
This gives a wider signification to Judges 11:2-3, and shows that Jephthah’s “brethren” include his fellow tribesmen. read more
士師記 11:4-10 Cunpts
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 11:9
Jephthah made his own aggrandisement the condition of his delivering; his country. The circumstances of his birth and long residence in a pagan land were little favorable to the formation of the highest type of character. Yet he has his record among the faithful Hebrews 11:32. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:4-5
Judges 11:4-5. The children of Ammon made war against Israel The Ammonites had oppressed them eighteen years, and now, when the Israelites begin to make opposition, they commence a war against them. The elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah By direction from God, who both qualified him for, and called him to the office of a judge, otherwise they would not have been at liberty to choose a base-born person. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:7
Judges 11:7. Did ye not hate me, and expel me And deprive me of all share in my father’s goods, which, though a bastard, was due to me? This expulsion of him was the act of his brethren; but he here ascribes it to the elders of Gilead; either because some of his brethren were among these elders, as is very probable from the dignity of this family; or because this act, though desired by his brethren, was executed by the decree of the elders, to whom the determination of all controversies... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:8
Judges 11:8. Therefore we turn again to thee Being sensible we have done thee an injury, we come now to make thee full reparation. That thou mayest go with us They acknowledge that they need his assistance and are humble enough to request it. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:9
Judges 11:9. If ye bring me home If ye recall me from this place where I am now settled to the place whence I was expelled. Shall I be your head? Will you really make good this promise? Jephthah was so solicitous in this case, either from his zeal for the public good, which required that he should be so; or from the law of self-preservation, that he might secure himself from his brethren; whose ill-will he had experienced, and whose injuries he could not prevent, if, after he had served... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:10-11
Judges 11:10-11. The Lord be witness The Lord be a hearer; so the Hebrew word is. Whatever we speak, it concerns us to remember that God is a hearer! The people made him head, &c. They confirmed in full assembly, by unanimous consent, what the elders, who had been sent to him, had promised. Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord That is, before the public congregation, where God was usually and then especially present. This most probably refers to the words of the people, in... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 11:1-40
Jephthah and five other judges (10:1-12:15)Little is known of the political or military activities of the judges Tola and Jair. They both exercised power for lengthy periods, and Jair’s family certainly enjoyed considerable power and prestige among the East Jordan tribes (10:1-5).Again the Israelites turned away from Yahweh and worshipped false gods, and again they were punished. The Ammonites conquered the eastern tribes, crossed Jordan, and seized large portions of Israelite territory in... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 11:8
Therefore we turn again to thee now - We are convinced that we have dealt unjustly by thee, and we wish now to repair our fault, and give thee this sincere proof of our regret for having acted unjustly, and of our confidence in thee. read more