Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 5:19
Judges 5:19 . The kings came and fought There were divers petty kings in those parts who were subject to Jabin. Taanach and Megiddo were two eminent cities not far from mount Tabor, nor from the river Kishon. They took no gain of money Some interpret this as meaning they fought without pay, whether from mere hatred of the Israelites, and a desire to be revenged on them, or from a full hope and confidence of paying themselves abundantly out of Israel’s spoils. But it may be intended as... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 5:18
Judges 5:18. Zebulun and Naphtali, &c. These were the two tribes out of which Barak, by the order of God, (Judges 4:6,) drew ten thousand men, who charged the enemy from mount Tabor; and Deborah here celebrates their gallant behaviour. That jeoparded their lives Hebrew, חר Š, cherep, despised their lives, or exposed them to the danger of death, as making no account of them, in comparison of joining with their brethren to shake off the yoke of the Canaanites, and recover their... read more