士師記 3:15-26 JC

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 3:24

When he was gone out, his servants came ,.... When Ehud was gone through the porch, and out of the palace, the servants of Eglon, who had been put out, came to the parlour door to reassume their former place, and finish their business with the king, or in order to wait upon him as usual: and when they saw that behold the doors of the parlour were locked ; which they supposed were done by the king himself with inside, having no suspicion of Ehud: they said, surely , or "perhaps", as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 3:25

And they tarried until they were ashamed ,.... And knew not what to think of it, or what methods to take to be satisfied of the truth of the matter, and what should be the meaning of the doors being kept locked so long: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour ; this was what surprised them, and threw them into this confusion of mind, that they knew not what course to take for fear of incurring the king's displeasure, and yet wondered the doors were not opened for so long a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 3:26

And Ehud escaped while they tarried ,.... While the servants of the king of Moab tarried waiting for the opening of the doors of the parlour, this gave him time enough to make his escape, so as to be out of the reach of pursuers; or else the sense is, that even when they had opened the doors, and found the king dead, while they were in confusion at it, not knowing what to ascribe it to, the dagger being enclosed in the wound, and perhaps but little blood, if any, issued out, being closed up... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:15

Ehud the son of Gera - a man left handed - ימינו יד אטר איש ish itter yad yemino , a man lame in his right hand, and therefore obliged to use his left. The Septuagint render it ανδρα αμφοτεροδεξιον , an ambidexter, a man who could use both hands alike. The Vulgate, qui utraque manu pro dextera utebatur , a man who could use either hand as a right hand, or to whom right and left were equally ready. This is not the sense of the original, but it is the sense in which most... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:16

A dagger which had two edges , of a cubit length - The word גמד gomed , which we translate cubit, is of very doubtful signification. As the root seems to signify contracted, it probably means an instrument made for the purpose shorter than usual, and something like the Italian stiletto. The Septuagint translate it by σπιθαμη , a span, and most of the versions understand it in the same sense. Upon his right thigh - Because he was left-handed. Ordinarily the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:17

Eglon was a very fat man - The בריא איש ish bari of the text is translated by the Septuagint ανηρ αστειος σφοδρα , a very beautiful or polite man, and in the Syriac, a very rude man. It probably means what we call lusty or corpulent. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:18

Made an end to offer the present - Presents, tribute, etc., in the eastern countries were offered with very great ceremony; and to make the more parade several persons, ordinarily slaves, sumptuously dressed, and in considerable number, were employed to carry what would not be a burden even to one. This appears to have been the case in the present instance. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:19

He - turned - from the quarries - פסילים pesilim . Some of the versions understand this word as meaning idols or graven images, or some spot where the Moabites had a place of idolatrous worship. As פסל pasal signifies to cut, hew, or engrave, it may be applied to the images thus cut, or to the place, or quarry whence they were digged: but it is most likely that idols are meant. Some think that trenches are meant, and that pesilim here may mean the boundaries of the two... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:20

He was sitting in a summer parlor - Besides the platforms, says Dr. Shaw, which were upon the ancient houses of the East, and which are found there to this day, it is probable that heretofore, as well as at present, most of the great houses had a smaller one annexed, which seldom consisted of more than one or two rooms and a terrace. Others, built as they frequently are above the porch or gateway, have, if we except the ground-floor, all the conveniences belonging to the house,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:22

The haft also went in after the blade - As the instrument was very short, and Eglon very corpulent, this might readily take place. And the dirt came out - This is variously understood: either the contents of the bowels issued through the wound, or he had an evacuation in the natural way through the fright and anguish. The original, פרשדונה parshedonah , occurs only here, and is supposed to be compounded of פרש peresh , dung, and שדה shadah , to shed, and... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 3:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 3:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 3:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 3:22

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