Judges 10:16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 10:16

(16) They put away the strange gods.—The moment the sincerity of their repentance was proved, God hears them (Genesis 35:1; 1 Samuel 7:3; 2 Chronicles 15:8).His soul was grieved.—Literally, was shortened. (Comp. Zechariah 11:8.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Judges 10:1-18

Judges 10:6 ; Judges 10:10 The dark and the bright sides of the history shift with a rapidity unknown in the latter times of the story 'The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,' and 'The children of Israel cried unto the Lord'. Never was there a better instance than in these two alternate sentences, ten times repeated, that we need not pronounce any age entirely bad or entirely good. Stanley. Judges 10:15 It is possibly to this passage that Luther was alluding loosely in the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Judges 10:1-18

GILEAD AND ITS CHIEFJudges 10:1-18; Judges 11:1-11THE scene of the history shifts now to the east of Jordan, and we learn first of the influence which the region called Gilead was coming to have in Hebrew development from the brief notice of a chief named Jair, who held the position of judge for twenty-two years. Tola, a man of Issachar, succeeded Abimelech, and Jair followed Tola. In the Book of Numbers we are informed that the children of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it and... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Judges 10:6-18

5. Fifth Declension: Under the Philistines and Ammon. Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon CHAPTER 10:6-18 1. The great declension (Judges 10:6-9 ) 2. Their cry and the Lord’s answer (Judges 10:10-14 ) 3. Confession and self-judgment (Judges 10:15-18 ) This is the greatest declension yet. They did evil again, served Baalim, Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, Zidon, Moab, Ammon and the Philistines. They were then sold by the Lord into the hands of the Philistines and into the hands of the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Judges 10:16

10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and {f} served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.(f) This is true repentance, to put away evil, and serve God aright. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Judges 10:6-18

JEPHTHAH AND HIS VOW OPPRESSION EAST AND WEST (Judges 10:6-18 ) The story of these verses suggests that preceding the deliverance of Gideon’s time (chap. 6). There seem, indeed, to have been no such widespread idolatry and iniquity in Israel before, and for eighteen years the nation suffered at the hands of the Ammonites on the east and the Philistines on the west (Judges 10:8 ). The Ammonites were very bold and pressed their conquests across the Jordan (Judges 10:9 ). The repentance of... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Judges 10:1-18

After Abimelech Judges 10:0 WE have had much excitement in many of the pages through which we have inquiringly passed. We now come to a period of extreme quietness. For five and forty years nothing occurred in Israel worth naming in detail. Tola and Jair, though judges in Israel, lived and died in the utmost quietness. They occupy about four lines each in the history of their people. Quietness has no history. Events are recorded; stories, anecdotes, incidents, these claim the attention of the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Judges 10:16

"Handfuls of Purpose" For All Gleaners "His soul was grieved for the misery of Israel." Judges 10:16 . We must first have sympathy, then action. Action based on sympathy is likely to be permanent and pure. If we do not see the miseries of mankind we shall not be moved to preach the gospel of salvation or to do the necessary work of mercy. He who denies the existence of poverty will not be likely to become liberal in his donations. He who does not pity the wounded traveller will not be likely... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Judges 10:16

The expression here made use of, that the Lord's soul was grieved for the misery of Israel, is so very striking, that I would wish the Reader to pause over the perusal of it. There is a similar one in the prophecy of Ezekiel, in which the Lord saith, I am broken with their whorish heart. Ezekiel 6:9 . Was it not meant to convey to us, (for I do not presume to speak decidedly upon so solemn a passage) the human nature of Jesus, of whom it is said, that in all the afflictions of his people, he... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Judges 10:16

Touched. Literally, "grieved." Hebrew, "his soul was straitened," as in joy it is said to be enlarged. He speaks of God in a human manner. (Calmet) (Genesis vi. 6.) (Menochius) read more

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